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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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I strive on pressure.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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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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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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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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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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I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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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