Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
MAGIC JOHNSONSo 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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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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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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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 was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
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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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