Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
MAGIC JOHNSONAll kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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 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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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