Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
MAGIC JOHNSONLarry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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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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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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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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.
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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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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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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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