All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
MAGIC JOHNSONEven as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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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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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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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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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’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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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