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 JOHNSONThe 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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 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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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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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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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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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.
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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