Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
MAGIC JOHNSONWE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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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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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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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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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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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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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