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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More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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 picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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I never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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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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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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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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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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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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.
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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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You also have to research your competition.
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I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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I strive on pressure.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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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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