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.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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You also have to research your competition.
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