Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
MAGIC JOHNSONI remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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I 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.
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We are also a company that understands community.
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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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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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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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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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I’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.
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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 started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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