If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
MAGIC JOHNSONI only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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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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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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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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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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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I 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.
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