On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
MAGIC JOHNSONI 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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You also have to research your competition.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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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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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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