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Christian Laettner
American
Athlete
Born:
Aug 17
,
1969
Basketball
Every
Good
Me
People
You
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A layup or two early will help your confidence.
Christian Laettner
Confidence
Will
Your
Help
Early
Two
The Olympics in '92, I didn't contribute that much. I had more to do with winning the National Championships than I did the gold medal.
Christian Laettner
National
More
Winning
Had
Than
Contribute
Did
Gold
Gold Medal
Much
Medal
Championships
Olympics
I'm up in Minneapolis all the time. I love being up there.
Christian Laettner
Love
Time
Minneapolis
Up
Being
Sometimes you've just got to will it into the hoop.
Christian Laettner
You
Sometimes
Will
Hoop
Got
Just
You cannot just allow your team to stink.
Christian Laettner
You
Allow
Stink
Just
Cannot
Your
Team
People can think what they want about me.
Christian Laettner
Me
People
Think
About
Want
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
Me
Fans
Important
Despise
Carolina
Would
Part
Like
Another
Connecticut
Kentucky
I root for John Calipari.
Christian Laettner
John
Root
I always pull for the best of the best.
Christian Laettner
Best
Always
Pull
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
Hate
Year
Every
Everybody
Danny
Draws
Some
Directed
Toward
New
Freshman
Freshman Year
Duke
Ferry
Poor
Who
Sucker
Larry Johnson was fun to watch.
Christian Laettner
Johnson
Fun
Larry
Watch
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
Life
You
Long
Year
Every
Think
Stayed
More
Could
Him
Because
Duke
Years
Get
Going
Wanted
Coach
Help
Many
Play
Four
Basketball
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.
Christian Laettner
Life
Good
Say
Hated
Pursue
Through
Liking
Go
Did
Player
Basketball
Basketball Player
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
You
Sports
Channel
Say
Says
About
Calls
Yes
Going
Want
Movie
Anytime
Premiere
I really looked forward to the opportunity to play for the Timberwolves. I went up there and gave it my all. I fell in love with the city and the people up there, even to the extreme where I met my wife up there.
Christian Laettner
Love
People
Opportunity
Wife
Met
Gave
Extreme
City
Fell
Looked
Up
Where
Really
Forward
Even
Play
I don't believe many teams can do it just with one really, really good player. You have to be surrounded with a good cast.
Christian Laettner
Good
You
Believe
Cast
Surrounded
Just
Really
Many
Teams
Player
I realize everyone has the image and perception that I was the worst person.
Christian Laettner
Perception
Everyone
Worst
Person
Realize
Image
I'm different now than I was when I was 20 years old.
Christian Laettner
Old
Years
Than
Different
Now
If you are not a Dukie, and Duke is having a lot of success year after year, you might get tired of it. They might not like your competing personality or competing persona, and if you are not a Dukie, or you don't love Duke or Christian Laettner, then I can understand the hating on me.
Christian Laettner
Success
Love
Me
Tired
You
Personality
Year
Christian
Hating
Having
Like
Understand
Duke
Lot
Persona
Get
After
Might
Then
Your
Competing
I made three visits during my senior year of high school to Duke, UNC, and Virginia. If I hadn't gone to Duke, I would have went to Carolina, just like a lot of Carolina players who, had they not gone there, would have went to Duke.
Christian Laettner
School
Made
Three
Year
Gone
Virginia
Carolina
High
Visits
Would
High School
Had
Like
Duke
Lot
Senior
Senior Year
Just
Who
Players
When I was 15 years old, the Duke-UNC game looked like the funnest game in the world to be a part of. So I chose to make sure I was a part of it for four years, and when I was at Duke, it exceeded all my expectations.
Christian Laettner
Game
World
Old
Exceeded
Part
Like
Looked
Make
Sure
Duke
Years
Expectations
Chose
Four
Everyone says I was real cute as a kid, but from 8 to 19, I was horrible-looking, freaky.
Christian Laettner
Cute
Everyone
Kid
Says
Freaky
Real
I like Minnesota. I'd be very happy playing there.
Christian Laettner
Happy
Minnesota
Like
Very
Playing
I was how I was in college because I had to be. I played angry. I played hard. I stepped on guys' chests, I hit a game-winner against UConn.
Christian Laettner
Angry
College
Guys
Had
Stepped
Because
How
Chest
Hit
Against
Hard
Played
My senior year was crazy. We were defending champions, we were on national TV just about every weekend, and we were winning. Teams always brought their best when they went up against us, and we always matched it.
Christian Laettner
Best
Crazy
Year
National
Every
TV
Brought
About
Winning
Weekend
Matched
Always
Were
Up
Senior
Senior Year
Just
Against
Us
Teams
Champions
Defending
I bought into everything Coach K preached to us. His whole philosophy.
Christian Laettner
Everything
Philosophy
Bought
His
Preached
Us
Coach
Whole
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