Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
MAGIC JOHNSONEverybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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You also have to research your competition.
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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.
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