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.
MAGIC JOHNSONThey said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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.
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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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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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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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