--- title: "4 Businessman Quotes By Magic Johnson" description: "4 Businessman quotes by Magic Johnson. Plus more from Magic Johnson and more Businessman sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/magic-johnson-2707_america_i-tell-people-to-look-at-me-and-understa_1121511.jpg" --- > [I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn't be a 6-foot, 9-inch point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-tell-people-to-look-at-me-and-understand-that-everybody-first-told/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/magic-johnson-2707_america_i-tell-people-to-look-at-me-and-understa_1121511.jpg) > [I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-wanted-to-do-two-things-when-i-was-growing-up-about-your-age-i/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/magic-johnson-2707_age_i-wanted-to-do-two-things-when-i-was-gro_1485144.jpg) > [I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-am-a-businessman-this-is-what-i-do-each-and-every-day-i-love-it-i/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/magic-johnson-2707_bad-day_i-am-a-businessman-this-is-what-i-do-eac_1518164.jpg) > [I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-m-a-businessman-and-what-i-know-is-numbers-and-business/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/magic-johnson-2707_business_i-m-a-businessman-and-what-i-know-is-num_2193715.jpg) ## Other authors on Businessman - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-amit-kalantri-279.jpg) Amit Kalantri 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/amit-kalantri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/ayn-rand/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-seth-godin-84128.jpg) Seth Godin 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/seth-godin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-b-c-forbes-16036.jpg) B. C. Forbes 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/b-c-forbes/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yvon-chouinard-97104.jpg) Yvon Chouinard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/yvon-chouinard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-jobs-87290.jpg) Steve Jobs 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/steve-jobs/) - [Shubham Shukla 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/shubham-shukla/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-branson-78442.jpg) Richard Branson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/richard-branson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-pooja-agnihotri-9998.jpg) Pooja Agnihotri 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/pooja-agnihotri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milton-friedman-68333.jpg) Milton Friedman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/milton-friedman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-ludwig-von-mises-61872.jpg) Ludwig von Mises 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/ludwig-von-mises/) ## More by Magic Johnson > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-really-want-people-to-know-that-i-ve-worked-hard-very-hard-to-get/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I'm gonna love my son until the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-m-gonna-love-my-son-until-the-end/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/it-s-a-burden-trying-to-keep-a-secret-it-s-hard-it-probably-takes/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-m-the-one-who-will-take-chances-not-worry-about-the-backlash/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I love putting people to work of color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-love-putting-people-to-work-of-color/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-thank-him-every-chance-i-get-on-my-knees-praying/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [Don't give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/don-t-give-up-be-friends-with-people-who-help-you-work-hard/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-like-to-take-walks-in-the-park-by-myself-where-no-one-can-bother-me/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [If you come to me and say, 'Hey look I'm a racist,' or 'I discriminate against blacks,' or 'I don't like you because you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/if-you-come-to-me-and-say-hey-look-i-m-a-racist-or-i-discriminate/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [My work ethic is from sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/my-work-ethic-is-from-sports/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-want-to-be-here-for-a-long-time-so-i-am-going-to-do-everything-i/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/because-if-you-re-going-to-lose-lose-i-m-serious/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/when-i-first-found-out-i-had-hiv-i-had-to-find-somebody-who-was/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [I learned to give him the ball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/i-learned-to-give-him-the-ball/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) > [“All kids need is a little help, a little hope and someone who believes in them”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magic-johnson/all-kids-need-is-a-little-help-a-little-hope-and-someone-who-believes/) [Magic Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magic-johnson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/businessman/magic-johnson/#itemlist", "name": "4 Businessman Quotes By Magic Johnson", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn't be a 6-foot, 9-inch point guard, and I proved them wrong. 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