Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
MAGIC JOHNSONI’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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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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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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