There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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 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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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