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 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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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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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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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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 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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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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 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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I strive on pressure.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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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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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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