Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
MAGIC JOHNSONI was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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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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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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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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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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 strive on pressure.
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