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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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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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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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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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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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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’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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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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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