Magic Johnson Quotes

In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.

I grew up poor, but I didn't have poor dreams

Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

When I'm under the gun and I've got pressure on me, I don't panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.

When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.

I'm a big believer in dreaming. If you don't dream it, you can't become it.

I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

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.

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 game is just not right.

I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

A woman always remembers. Remember that.

When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.

Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.

If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.

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.

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.

As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.

The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.

Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.

It's almost like we have ESPN.

You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.

Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.

I strive on pressure.

You don't have to be Magic to be special. You're already special, you're you.

WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place

Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.

Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.

Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.

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.

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.

The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.

HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.

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, get rid of them.

To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.

I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.

I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.

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.

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.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

Young people want you to be real with them.