I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
MAGIC JOHNSONI grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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 want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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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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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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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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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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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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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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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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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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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