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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
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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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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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 love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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