I did pursue to be a good basketball player. Christian Laettner More Quotes by Christian Laettner More Quotes From 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 cover. Christian Laettner meyouhatelove I always believed him. If Coach K said the sky will be purple when you get outside, I would have believed him. Christian Laettner willyoualwayssky 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 it, even if it was minus 20 degrees. Christian Laettner lovedknowlovepeople There's gotta be a villain; there's gotta be a good guy. Christian Laettner goodgood-guyvillainguy I enjoy being mysterious. I enjoy the notoriety it brings. Christian Laettner bringsbeingmysteriousenjoy 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 gameyousuccesstime My problem is being brutally honest. People don't like that. Christian Laettner beinglikeproblempeople I've got a beautiful wife and a beautiful family. Christian Laettner gotfamilywifebeautiful 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 yourselfyouhatepeople I know I used to play basketball every day, whether it was for fun with my older brother or if it was organized basketball on teams. Christian Laettner every-daydaybrotherfun As a thrill in my career, the Olympics rank right up there with my two NCAA championships at Duke. Christian Laettner ncaarightcareertwo This is something people don't realize about me, but I can laugh - and laugh at myself. Christian Laettner laughmyselfmepeople No one thinks more highly of me than probably myself. I think that's fine. Christian Laettner moremyselfthinkme 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. I still am. Christian Laettner persongoodbasketballworld 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 meyouwayworld 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 goodyouwayschool 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 parentsteampracticebird When I went to work with Garinger, they were good kids and a very good team. But they had a nine-game losing streak, and you can see that they were getting down and depressed and not feeling rewards for their efforts. But when I came in there, I didn't need to teach them much about X's and O's. Christian Laettner goodyouteamwork I pursued to have my team win as much as we could, and it doesn't happen without great teammates. Christian Laettner teammatesgreatwinteam Every basketball thing I do now through my academy is always in a muskie state so I can work both those passions at the same time. Christian Laettner i-canbasketballworktime
