I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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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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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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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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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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