I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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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 want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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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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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 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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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It’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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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.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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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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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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