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.
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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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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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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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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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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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 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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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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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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