Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
MAGIC JOHNSONAssists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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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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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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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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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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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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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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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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