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.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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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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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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