Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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.
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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.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
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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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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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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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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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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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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.
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