If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
MAGIC JOHNSONYoung people want you to be real with them.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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