I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
MAGIC JOHNSONJealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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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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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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 first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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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 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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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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