God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
MAGIC JOHNSONTalent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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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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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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