I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
MAGIC JOHNSONI never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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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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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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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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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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