For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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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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