Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
-
-
The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
MAGIC JOHNSON -
I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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 JOHNSON -
Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
You also have to research your competition.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
I never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON -
My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
MAGIC JOHNSON -
I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
MAGIC JOHNSON