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 JOHNSONDon’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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 think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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We are also a company that understands community.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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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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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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