My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
MAGIC JOHNSONI want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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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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I 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.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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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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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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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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