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.
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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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 never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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You also have to research your competition.
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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.
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.
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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 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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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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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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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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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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