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 basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
MAGIC JOHNSONMagic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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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 of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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You also have to research your competition.
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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I strive on pressure.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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.
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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.
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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