I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
MAGIC JOHNSONI 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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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’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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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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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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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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