I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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I strive on pressure.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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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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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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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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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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