I strive on pressure.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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 a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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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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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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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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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young [sons] become men.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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