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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball.
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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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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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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 wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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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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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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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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