Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
MAGIC JOHNSONA lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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.
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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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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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If 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.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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.
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