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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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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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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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I strive on pressure.
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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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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 either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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