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.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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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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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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