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.
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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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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