I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
MAGIC JOHNSONStanding 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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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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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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