They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
MAGIC JOHNSONOn the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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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.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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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.
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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.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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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.
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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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.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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