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.
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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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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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I strive on pressure.
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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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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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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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