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.
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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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