The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
MAGIC JOHNSONIn life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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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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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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There’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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When 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.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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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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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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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
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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.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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