Christian Laettner

I bought into everything Coach K preached to us. His whole philosophy.

— Christian Laettner

I'm different now than I was when I was 20 years old.

— Christian Laettner

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

— Christian Laettner

I like Minnesota. I'd be very happy playing there.

— Christian Laettner

It's easier to work hard when you're passionate about what you're doing.

— Christian Laettner

This is something people don't realize about me, but I can laugh - and laugh at myself.

— Christian Laettner

I'm versatile in every part of my game - except being nice, which I am only at home.

— Christian Laettner

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

— Christian Laettner

You can't do something stupid at any time. If you do, you're going to get technicals or flagrant fouls, or you're going…

— Christian Laettner

People don't know how awesome Minnesota is... I love it up here. And when I was playing up here, I loved every…

— Christian Laettner

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

— Christian Laettner

I was how I was in college because I had to be. I played angry. I played hard. I stepped on guys'…

— 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…

— Christian Laettner

I always played my best when I respected my opponent and was a little scared of them because they could beat me.…

— Christian Laettner

I don't need you to love me. I don't want you to hate me, but just don't judge a book by its…

— Christian Laettner

I don't believe many teams can do it just with one really, really good player. You have to be surrounded with a…

— Christian Laettner

Being a physical specimen doesn't mean you're any good at playing inside. Positioning, using your head, the mental stuff - that's my…

— Christian Laettner

My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning.…

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

— 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

I went to Duke, and I stayed at Duke all four years because I wanted as many years under Coach K's tutelage…

— 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

I used to tell my mother, 'Mom, when they write really flattering things about your son, don't believe it all. And when…

— Christian Laettner

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

— Christian Laettner

I enjoy being mysterious. I enjoy the notoriety it brings.

— Christian Laettner

I loved my time in Minnesota. I loved it so much that I lived up there until 1999.

— Christian Laettner

For me, personally, on the inside, the best moment was winning my first championship.

— Christian Laettner

A layup or two early will help your confidence.

— Christian Laettner

When I'm older and my children have grown up, I would like to coach in the NBA.

— Christian Laettner

Basketball is more than just strength and power.

— Christian Laettner

I've got a beautiful wife and a beautiful family.

— Christian Laettner

I've been on teams in the NBA where we don't play the right way.

— Christian Laettner

I did pursue to be a good basketball player.

— Christian Laettner

I got a beautiful wife and beautiful, healthy children, and that's really all you can ask for.

— Christian Laettner

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

It amuses me that just because I'm white and always looked skinny, I'm supposed to be unphysical, soft, not tough.

— Christian Laettner

It's very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want…

— Christian Laettner

My biggest regret in life - well, one of them - is that I wasn't muskie fishing from '92 to '96 when…

— Christian Laettner

The Olympics in '92, I didn't contribute that much. I had more to do with winning the National Championships than I did…

— Christian Laettner