I never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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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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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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You also have to research your competition.
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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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