Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
MAGIC JOHNSONEveryone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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’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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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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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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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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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