My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
MAGIC JOHNSONTalent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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