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.
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 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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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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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’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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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 never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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