On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
MAGIC JOHNSONResearch 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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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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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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 you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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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 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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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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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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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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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