You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
MAGIC JOHNSONGod 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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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.
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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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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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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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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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You also have to research your competition.
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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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