The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
MAGIC JOHNSONI 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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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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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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You also have to research your competition.
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I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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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 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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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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