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 JOHNSONEveryone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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 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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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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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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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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