I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
MAGIC JOHNSONWhen 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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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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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 love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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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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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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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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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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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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