Duke Quotes by Christian Laettner

If you're not a Duke fan, you're not going to like me.

— Christian Laettner

I don't think the world hated Duke basketball before me.

— 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…

— Christian Laettner

For my entire Duke career, people were gunning for us and hating us and wanting us to lose, so I got used…

— 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…

— Christian Laettner

For whatever reason, the people that don't appreciate Duke basketball or don't pull for Duke basketball, they have a tendency to vilify…

— Christian Laettner

I made three visits during my senior year of high school to Duke, UNC, and Virginia. If I hadn't gone to Duke,…

— Christian Laettner

When I was 15 years old, the Duke-UNC game looked like the funnest game in the world to be a part of.…

— Christian Laettner

Given the way Duke plays its offense and defense, in high school I was very interested in playing for Coach K. Then…

— Christian Laettner

If you are not a Dukie, and Duke is having a lot of success year after year, you might get tired of…

— Christian Laettner

My whole freshman year at Duke, it was drilled into me that nothing was given to you, and you have to earn…

— Christian Laettner

When you're at home for Duke-Carolina, you have a crowd of close to 10,000 around you, loving you. That's awesome. But it's…

— Christian Laettner

My second choice would've been Carolina. And when I told my mother I was going to Duke and not Carolina, she just…

— Christian Laettner

I think if you are a player going to Duke, you have to expect a little bit to be not liked when…

— 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…

— Christian Laettner