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.
MAGIC JOHNSONPeople don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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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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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 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 love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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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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