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.
MAGIC JOHNSONWhen you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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I strive on pressure.
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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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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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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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