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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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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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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.
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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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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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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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