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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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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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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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I 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.
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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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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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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 am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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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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