They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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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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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 never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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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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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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I strive on pressure.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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