When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
MAGIC JOHNSONMagic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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