Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
MAGIC JOHNSONMy 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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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 was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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