If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you're business is successful. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
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… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
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… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
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.… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
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… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
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… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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