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.
MAGIC JOHNSONOn the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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