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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.
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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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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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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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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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 honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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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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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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