You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
MAGIC JOHNSONI’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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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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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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