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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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