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.
MAGIC JOHNSONWhen 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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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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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 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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I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
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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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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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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