HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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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 don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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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. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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 was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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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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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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 think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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