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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson Standing 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.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson A woman always remembers. Remember that.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson 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.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson 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.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson I strive on pressure.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson 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.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson
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AurthurAurthur Nothing is more terrifying than falling in love.
Helena DegnHelena Degn People who cannot see through souls will keep searching for beauty in faces and will never find it.
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