Magic Johnson Quotes - Page 2

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• If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.

  Magic Johnson

  Mentor, Want, Ready

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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.

  Magic Johnson

  Commitment, Opportunity, Vision

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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.

  Magic Johnson

  People

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspiring, Basketball, Winning

  "Making Magic". Interview with Janean Chun, www.entrepreneur.com. July 1, 1998.

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• Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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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.

  Magic Johnson

  Basketball, Dream, People

  Earvin "Magic" Johnson, William Novak (2012). “My Life”, p.96, Random House

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• I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

  Magic Johnson

  Bad Day, Having A Bad Day

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I strive on pressure.

  Magic Johnson

  Pressure, Strive

  "Earvin Johnson hasn't lost magic 20 years later" by Scott Ostler, www.sfgate.com. November 20, 2011.

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• Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious.

  Magic Johnson

  Serious, Ifs, Loses

  "Early Start", www.cnn.com. December 10, 201.

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• If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you're business is successful.

  Magic Johnson

  Hate, Successful, Needs

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• Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. 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.

  Magic Johnson

  Basketball, Sports, Men

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day. I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.

  Magic Johnson

  Journey, Hiv, Aids Day

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.

  Magic Johnson

  Success, Sports, Attitude

  Earvin "Magic" Johnson, William Novak (2012). “My Life”, p.49, Random House

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• When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspiring, Basketball, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Magic Johnson

  Long, Want, Young Sons

  "Magic Johnson pushes HIV awareness". Interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, www.cnn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspirational, Basketball, Laughing

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.

  Magic Johnson

  Life Is, Wonderful, Wonderful Life

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspiring, Mothers Day, Christian

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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. You also have to research your competition.

  Magic Johnson

  Motivational, Basketball, Greatness

  "Making Magic". Interview with Janean Chun, www.entrepreneur.com. July 1, 1998.

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• Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.

  Magic Johnson

  Money, Business, Blessing

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• I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.

  Magic Johnson

  Basketball, Thinking, Medicine

  "Magic Johnson pushes HIV awareness". Interview With Dr. Sanjay Gupta, www.cnn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• 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

  Motivational, Inspiring, Basketball

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.

  Magic Johnson

  Inspiring, Basketball, Who I Am

  Earvin "Magic" Johnson, William Novak (2012). “My Life”, p.7, Random House

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• I really want people to know that I've worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn't just happen overnight. 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

  Encouragement, Business, Hard Work

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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.

  Magic Johnson

  Happiness, Business, Giving

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