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.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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 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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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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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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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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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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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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 when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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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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