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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

Magic Johnson

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.
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Able Committee Do Even Opportunity See Stay Want Well
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.
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Go Gun Me Panic Pressure Right Solution Under
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.
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Back Business Community Even Happy More Support
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.
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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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Audience Cry Emotion Feel God Laugh Like Touch Want
My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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Always Come Every Everything Father Happy Idol Job Night Still Two Work
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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Basketball Kill Pay Play
So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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Anybody Basketball Educate Hiv Living Man Play Sport World
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.
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All Basketball Bound But Cut Greatest Move Nowhere Off Seen Time
I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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Ballpark Baseball Duel Enjoy Game Great Just Love Picher
All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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Belief Help Hope Kid Little Need Somebody Them
The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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Announce Anywhere Disease DP Get Going Hiv Important Just Lot Mean People Die Thing Well
For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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Always Back Basketball For Go Learn Me Something
I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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Business Color Communities Crisis Growhelp Help Home Love Mortgage People Put Urban
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 the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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Back Bets Country Cut Ever First Get People Person Somebody Year
WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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Better Make Place Play Team World

My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

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