I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
MAGIC JOHNSONI’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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You also have to research your competition.
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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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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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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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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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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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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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 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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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