Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

You earn playing time on the practice floor.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I'm up in Minneapolis all the time. I love being up there.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I was unique and still am unique.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I want to see kids go to college more.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

Sometimes you've just got to will it into the hoop.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

You cannot just allow your team to stink.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

The only thing I can control is winning on the basketball court.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

People can think what they want about me.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

At Duke, the coaches would cover up for you. But with the Wolves, something happen,s and it's in the papers, and I'm blamed. Things are run differently here - the wrong way, if you ask me. One man wants to blame another.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

As a thrill in my career, the Olympics rank right up there with my two NCAA championships at Duke.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

Part of me would like for not all the Kentucky, Carolina, and Connecticut fans to despise me, but another part of me realizes that's not important.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

All I wanted to do was win. People have to remember that when I came to Duke, they'd started to get a reputation that they can't win the big game. We were aware of that, and we hated it.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

You can't cry yourself to sleep every night because people from a distance hate you. So you gotta do with it what you can, and if that means using it as motivation, then that's what you do.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I'm not gonna say I'm the greatest guy, but the reason I don't hate is I know what it feels like to be hated. So I always pull for Tom Brady.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I always pull for the best of the best.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

My freshman year, the hate was all directed toward Danny Ferry. And every year, there's some new poor sucker at Duke who draws the ire of everybody.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

Larry Johnson was fun to watch.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I went to Duke, and I stayed at Duke all four years because I wanted as many years under Coach K's tutelage as I could get. I think every year you get with him, the more it's going help you for basketball and life. So I wanted to play for him as long as I could.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I pursued to have my team win as much as we could.

Christian Laettner
Christian Laettner

I can't say I go through life liking it and that I pursue to be hated, but I did pursue to be a good basketball player.