I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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 real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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 wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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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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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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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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