I strive on pressure.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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You also have to research your competition.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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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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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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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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 picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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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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