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.
MAGIC JOHNSONWith businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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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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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 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 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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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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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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