I strive on pressure.
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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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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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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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