I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
MAGIC JOHNSONI love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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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 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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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.
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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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