You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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I never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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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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We are also a company that understands community.
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