It’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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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 wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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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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When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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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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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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You also have to research your competition.
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The attitude that I’m going to show everybody, I’m going to work hard to get better and better.
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If you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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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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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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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