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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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I strive on pressure.
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My 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.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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