When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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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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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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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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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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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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