I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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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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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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