Christian Laettner Quotes

That's a dream of mine, to be able to coach at the NBA level.

Obviously, I'm not chasing the NBA.

I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself.

I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something in the NBA.

My dream is to play in the NBA.

I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

My dream is to play someday in the NBA.

I love playing basketball. And to be able to continue to play as a job, that's the best to me.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

I've been talking basketball pretty much my whole life.

The NBA man, we have always been progressive.

Strong college basketball is great for the NBA.

I feel like I've had 20 years of experience at a very high level, if you throw in college, playing overseas, I've played in hundreds and hundreds of games.

All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.

I played baseball too, and flag football, but basketball was the easiest for me. Then when I was 12, my dad asked me what I wanted to do, and I said 'Be an NBA player.' Since then, he started training me.

The NBA fits my game.

For me to stay in basketball, it would just have to be a veteran team.

I want to play in the NBA. I'm dead serious.

I think the NBA, they like competitive guys.

What kid who was playing basketball didn't have the dream about going to the NBA? It's the biggest and final step.

I'm blessed just making it to the NBA. That was my first goal and dream. Playing with Kobe and Shaq and for a coach like Phil Jackson, and then going to play with guys like Jordan and Jerry Stackhouse, it's just a crazy experience.

I think the NBA's amazing and I think our players are amazing.

It's a different animal when you're in the NBA. You come in this league and you've got 7-footers who play 7 foot who are going to protect that rim come hell or high water.

I'm a huge fan of basketball. Any time you get a chance to watch basketball, I do it.