Quotes from Magic Johnson

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.

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.

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

Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.

I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.

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 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 is a guy who would stand for nothing but winning and really prepared himself as well as he prepared his team. Earvin is the complete opposite.

The gay community has taken care of their issues and problems in terms of HIV/AIDS. They have done an incredible job. We as heterosexuals need to learn from the gay community because they have rallied together. They have sent a lot of information out there. They go get tested.

Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.

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

To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.

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

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

I'm building shopping centers and movie theaters in the inner cities. So that means supplying jobs and letting blacks understand that we have to build our communities back, not looking to anybody else.

I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.

When I grew up, my family, we sat down, all of us to watch 'Good Times,' 'Sanford and Son,' all those shows that were out at that time.

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.

A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'

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.

I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.

I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.

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.

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

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.