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MAGIC JOHNSONIt’s a burden trying to keep a secret. It’s hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.
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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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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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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With businesses, you go to the same places because you like the service, you like the people and they take care of you. They greet you with a smile. That’s how people want to be treated, with respect. That’s what I tell my employees – customer service is very important.
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Once Michael gets up there he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll just hang up here in the air for a while, just sit back.’ Then all of a sudden, he says, ‘Well, maybe I’ll 360.
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I was around when my father finished the last payment of his house.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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You also have to research your competition.
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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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 grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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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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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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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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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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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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