In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
MAGIC JOHNSONEven when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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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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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 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.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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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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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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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