To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, 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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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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 wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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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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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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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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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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