My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
MAGIC JOHNSONThere’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He’s not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.
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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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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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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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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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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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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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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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