I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
MAGIC JOHNSONMy father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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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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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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