The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
MAGIC JOHNSONI love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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.’
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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a 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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If 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.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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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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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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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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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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