If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.
MAGIC JOHNSONEverybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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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’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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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.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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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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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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The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
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