The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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.
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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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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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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.
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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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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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Because if you’re going to lose, lose. I’m serious.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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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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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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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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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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Most people who are healthy, and I’m healthy, can’t even live my life.
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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.
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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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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