Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
MAGIC JOHNSONI 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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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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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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