49 Christian Laettner Quotes for You to Enjoy

Christian Laettner

American Athlete

Born: Aug 17, 1969

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

Me You Like Duke Going Fan

People say I'm selfish. There might be some truth to that. Christian Laettner

Truth Selfish People Say People Say Some Might

There's gotta be a villain; there's gotta be a good guy. Christian Laettner

Good Guy Gotta Villain Good Guy

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

Enjoy Mysterious Being Notoriety Brings

You pay attention to detail. You try to win every time. You play tough. And when you play the right way and be accountable to each other, you're going to have success and enjoy the game that much more. Christian Laettner

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

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You can't cry yourself to sleep every night because people from a distance hate you. So you gotta do with it what you can, and if that means using it as motivation, then that's what you do. Christian Laettner

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

Myself Me People Laugh About Something Something People Realize

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 into it, 100 percent. You end up loving it. That's the way it should be, right? Christian Laettner

Given the way Duke plays its offense and defense, in high school I was very interested in playing for Coach K. Then when you get there and see how good he is, you buy into it a hundred percent. He has a recipe for how to be successful on the court. Christian Laettner

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Every Olympics, when I was growing up and playing basketball, my parents and I made it a point to sit down and watch the U.S.A. compete. To join that team later, and play and practice one-on-one with David Robinson, Larry Bird, Chris Mullens and all these guys I looked up to, was a dream come true. Christian Laettner

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I did pursue to be a good basketball player. Christian Laettner

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

Best Me First Inside Winning Personally Moment Championship

I'm very close with Brian Davis, Thomas Hill, and Marty Clark. Christian Laettner

Thomas Clark Marty Davis Hill Very Close Brian

I played some ping pong with the guys on the T'Wolves team. I might have been the champ on that team, too. But ping pong is a big part of my life. I grew up playing it against my brother and my father when I was young. They used to kick my behind for a long time, so I got very good at it. Christian Laettner

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I think every basketball player I know loves ping pong. Everyone played in on the Dream Team. I played Clyde Drexler and Chris Mullin and even David Stern once. David Stern saw I was pretty good. 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 one of the players. And a lot of times, it might be a white guy. And has it happened over and over in the past? Yes. Christian Laettner

I think if you are a player going to Duke, you have to expect a little bit to be not liked when you go and play in opposing team's gyms. Like, when I signed with Duke out of high school, I knew it would be playing in hell where they hate you. That's what I loved about it. Christian Laettner

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It's very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want to be a good basketball player. Christian Laettner

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