The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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You also have to research your competition.
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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 want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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I strive on pressure.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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 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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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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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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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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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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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