No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
MAGIC JOHNSONThere’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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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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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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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 tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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