Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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