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.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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