Young people want you to be real with them.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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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 guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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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 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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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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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,
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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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You also have to research your competition.
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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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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 vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
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