Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
MAGIC JOHNSONOn the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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I strive on pressure.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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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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