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 Copy Share Image
For my entire Duke career, people were gunning for us and hating us and wanting us to lose, so I got used… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Given the way Duke plays its offense and defense, in high school I was very interested in playing for Coach K. Then… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you are not a Dukie, and Duke is having a lot of success year after year, you might get tired of… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My whole freshman year at Duke, it was drilled into me that nothing was given to you, and you have to earn… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think if you are a player going to Duke, you have to expect a little bit to be not liked when… — Christian Laettner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I know I used to play basketball every day, whether it was for fun with my older brother or if it was organized basketball… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
I bought into everything Coach K preached to us. His whole philosophy. — Christian Laettner Copy Share
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… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
Basketball is a non-aggressive game. So when emotions are high, there's a very low chance to get angry or yell. So that's why it… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
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.… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
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… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
People don't know how awesome Minnesota is... I love it up here. And when I was playing up here, I loved every second of… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
Anytime the premiere sports channel calls you and says they want to do a movie about you, you're going to say, 'Yes.' — Christian Laettner Copy Share
If you are not a Dukie, and Duke is having a lot of success year after year, you might get tired of it. They… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
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 also a… — Christian Laettner Copy Share
