Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
MAGIC JOHNSONI picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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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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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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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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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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