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title: "1 Respect Want Quotes By Magic Johnson"
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> [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 African American,' I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don't smile…](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/)

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## 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/)

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