I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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I strive on pressure.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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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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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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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 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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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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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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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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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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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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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