I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
MAGIC JOHNSONYou can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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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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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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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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I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers’ duel.
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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. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day.
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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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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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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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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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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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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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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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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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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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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