There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
MAGIC JOHNSONStanding on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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