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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

Magic Johnson

I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Cry Feel Happy House Own People Remember Too Year Yesterday
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Anybody Basketball Educate Hiv Living Man Play Sport World
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 JOHNSON

Always Come Every Everything Father Happy Idol Job Night Still Two Work
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Acceptable Been Both Happen Know Life Lose never Quit
My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
MAGIC JOHNSON

Basketball Chicken Diet Fish Fruit Lot Make Man Mostly Sure Vegetable
All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Belief Help Hope Kid Little Need Somebody Them
People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Coffee Drink Eat People Stop
I tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Day Funny Hix Medicine Only Take Tell Time Twice
Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Ahd Basketball Celebrate Just Life
I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Ballpark Baseball Duel Enjoy Game Great Just Love Picher
Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
MAGIC JOHNSON

B Friend Give Hard Help People Up Work
I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Brainer Day Easy Every Grow Up Know Look No Number People See Them You
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.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Announce Anywhere Disease DP Get Going Hiv Important Just Lot Mean People Die Thing Well
I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
MAGIC JOHNSON

Dream Grew Poor Up
I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Ask Biggest College Gues Nba People Transition
You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
MAGIC JOHNSON

Already Be Magic Special To

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