Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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 want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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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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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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