When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
MAGIC JOHNSONI 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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 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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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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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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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