I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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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 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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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 love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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