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 JOHNSONIf people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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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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.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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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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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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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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You also have to research your competition.
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I strive on pressure.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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