On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
MAGIC JOHNSONBeing able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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 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 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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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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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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