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Basketball Quotes by Magic Johnson
- You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
- It's almost like we have ESPN.
- I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
- On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
- On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.
- 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 something about my…
- They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
- 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…
- Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.
- You don't have to be Magic to be special. You're already special, you're you.
- 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,…
- I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I…
- I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers it…
- Most people who are healthy, and I'm healthy, can't even live my life. Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I'm in the gym.…
- The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five…
- The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
- In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
- Once Michael gets up there he says, 'Well, maybe I'll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.' Then all…
- 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…
- I'm a big believer in dreaming. If you don't dream it, you can't become it.
- 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…
- It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
- When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
- If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was…
- All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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- My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm… — Charles Barkley
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- The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work. — Charles Barkley
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