Magic Johnson Quotes

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Magic Johnson

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : August 14, 1959

When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.

Magic Johnson

I'm the one who started redevelopment in South Los Angeles, not Jan Perry. I did it. I love Jan. She's a good person, and she did a wonderful job with what she did downtown, but in L.A., South L.A., I'm the one.

Magic Johnson

Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.

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 than it does for you to really let it out.

Magic Johnson

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 was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.

Magic Johnson

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 years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.

Magic Johnson

Young people want you to be real with them.

Magic Johnson

You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.

Magic Johnson

I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

Magic Johnson

I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.

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

Magic Johnson

When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.

Magic Johnson

I respect women to the utmost.

Magic Johnson

I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.

Magic Johnson

I'm gonna love my son until the end.

Magic Johnson

Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.

Magic Johnson

I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.

Magic Johnson

I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.

Magic Johnson

My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.

Magic Johnson

To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.

Magic Johnson