I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
MAGIC JOHNSONEven when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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 someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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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 picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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 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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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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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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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.
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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 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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You also have to research your competition.
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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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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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