I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
MAGIC JOHNSONI picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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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 also have to research your competition.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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