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.’
MAGIC JOHNSONNo I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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 attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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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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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 really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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