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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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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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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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