Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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 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.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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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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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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