If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
MAGIC JOHNSONWhen you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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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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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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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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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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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