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.
MAGIC JOHNSONAnd 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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You also have to research your competition.
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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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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.
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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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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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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 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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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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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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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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