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 JOHNSONYou’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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 want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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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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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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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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.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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