My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were – they still are – great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe 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 tell you, it’s funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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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 from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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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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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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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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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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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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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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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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 his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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.
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