Magic Johnson Quotes
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Magic Johnson Quotes & Sayings
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When I grew up, my family, we sat down, all of us to watch 'Good Times,' 'Sanford and Son,' all those shows that were out at that time.
— Magic Johnson
Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.
— Magic Johnson
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
— Magic Johnson
I look three to five years ahead, not 10 years behind.
— Magic Johnson
I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.
— Magic Johnson
When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
— Magic Johnson
I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
— Magic Johnson
Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.
— Magic Johnson
I learned to give him the ball ...
— Magic Johnson
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
— Magic Johnson
An iron? Was he kidding? God
— Suzanne Johnson
A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson.'
— Carmelo Anthony
Thaumatomane: a person possessed of a passion for magic and wonders, Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson.
— Susanna Clarke
People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
— Oscar Robertson
I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.
— Magic Johnson
I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
— Magic Johnson
All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.
— Magic Johnson
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
— Magic Johnson
A woman always remembers. Remember that.
— Magic Johnson
I love putting people to work of color.
— Magic Johnson
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There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.
— Magic Johnson
When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.
— Magic Johnson
Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.
— Magic Johnson
I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
— Magic Johnson
Outside, it was coming on night. Twilight. "The magic time," his daddy called it, "the make-a-wish moment between the dark and the light.
— Deborah Johnson
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.'
— Magic Johnson
Life doesn't stop because something happens to you.
— Magic Johnson
I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.
— Magic Johnson
The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
— Magic Johnson
My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.
— Magic Johnson
I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.
— Magic Johnson
It's almost like we have ESPN.
— Magic Johnson
No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some point in their lives.
— Magic Johnson
She shook her head. "I can't believe you got bit and you didn't even get an orgasm out of it. I guess True Blood isn't true after all.
— Suzanne Johnson
I am and will always be a Laker for life.
— Magic Johnson
WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
— Magic Johnson
I didn't dare put down the staff with Etienne popping in and out like a half-burned, bloodsucking whack-a-mole.
— Suzanne Johnson
Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.
— Magic Johnson
People see me high-fivin' and smiling on the court, and they don't think that's me. But it is. I just want to go out and be myself.
— Magic Johnson
Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
— Magic Johnson
Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
— Magic Johnson
The best doctors and medicine in the world can't save you if you don't do what you're supposed to do.
— Magic Johnson
HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.
— Magic Johnson
I respect women to the utmost.
— Magic Johnson
Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.
— Magic Johnson
To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
— Magic Johnson
Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
— Magic Johnson
Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious.
— Magic Johnson
Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
— Magic Johnson
For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.
— Magic Johnson
I'm not cured, but the HIV is asleep deep in my body.
— Magic Johnson
I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.
— Magic Johnson
My work ethic is from sports.
— Magic Johnson
On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
— Magic Johnson
I grew up poor, but I didn't have poor dreams
— Magic Johnson
My family is a praying family, a Christian family.
— Magic Johnson
I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
— Magic Johnson
Don't give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
— Magic Johnson
My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
— Magic Johnson
When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.
— Magic Johnson
People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.
— Magic Johnson
I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.
— Magic Johnson
As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
— Magic Johnson
It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
— Magic Johnson
If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
— 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
The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
— Magic Johnson
Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
— Magic Johnson
I beg you I no magician. I can't just wave a magic wand.
— Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
My having HIV has no bearing on my business.
— Magic Johnson
I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
— 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
Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the air.
— John Paxson
I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'
— Magic Johnson
If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you're business is successful.
— Magic Johnson
I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
— Magic Johnson
If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
— Magic Johnson
I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.
— Magic Johnson
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a cure for AIDS in the marketplace before Magic Johnson gets AIDS?
— Dan Quayle
I'm far from being a homosexual.
— Magic Johnson
