I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
MAGIC JOHNSONI think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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