When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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.
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I 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.
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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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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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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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And 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.
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