On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
MAGIC JOHNSONWith 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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I never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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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We are also a company that understands community.
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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 motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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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 was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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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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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 strive on pressure.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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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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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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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