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.
MAGIC JOHNSONJust celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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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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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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I strive on pressure.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing 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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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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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 started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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