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.
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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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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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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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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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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 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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You also have to research your competition.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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