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.
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.
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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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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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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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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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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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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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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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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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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