I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
MAGIC JOHNSONI started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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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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