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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.
Magic Johnson
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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
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Earvin Magic Johnson Jr.
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Earvin Johnson Jr.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house. 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.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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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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There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.
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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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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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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball. 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.
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It's a memory I will always cherish.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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