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.
MAGIC JOHNSONMagic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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 wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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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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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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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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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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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 want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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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 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.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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