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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.

Magic Johnson

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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Ask Biggest College Gues Nba People Transition
Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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Back Help Home Invariably Jealousy Just Mortgage Now People Right Symptom
Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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Competitor Even Fierce Smile Try
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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Age Basketball Businessman Career Grow Nba Now Play Thing Two Up Want
Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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Assist Been Country Life Other People Person Whole
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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Alone Businessmen Good One Only Person Successful Team
I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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Around Father Finish House Last Payment
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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Country Laker Met Nba Official Paly People Person Scorekeeper Wonderful
The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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Audience Cry Emotion Feel God Laugh Like Touch Want
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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Business Color Communities Crisis Growhelp Help Home Love Mortgage People Put Urban
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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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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Care Christan Example Family Father Good Great Lady Man Mother Sister Six Strong Take Taught Young
So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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Anybody Basketball Educate Hiv Living Man Play Sport World
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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Honest Let Open People You Young
You also have to research your competition.
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Also Competitor Have Research
People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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Coffee Drink Eat People Stop

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