On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
MAGIC JOHNSONEveryone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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 picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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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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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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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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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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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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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