If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
MAGIC JOHNSONI’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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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 only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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