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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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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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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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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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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.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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