You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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The important thing is this Just because I’m doing well doesn’t mean that they’re going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
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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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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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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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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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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 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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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