My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
MAGIC JOHNSONAssists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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