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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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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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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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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 the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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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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So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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