I'm sure I was insensitive. I'm probably still a jerk at times. But my priority as a freshman was to be good in basketball and play a lot. Not to be the nicest person in the world. I was one-track-minded.… — 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 it, and this is a dog-eat-dog world, and blah blah blah, and blah blah blah. And you buy… — 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
