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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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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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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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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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 really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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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 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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