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.
MAGIC JOHNSONOnce Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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No I changed my mind. I’ll go up on the other side.’ He’s just incredible.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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I strive on pressure.
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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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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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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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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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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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