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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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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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