Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
MAGIC JOHNSONEven when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I strive on pressure.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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 guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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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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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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.
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