Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
MAGIC JOHNSONOnce 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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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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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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