Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
MAGIC JOHNSONThe worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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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 love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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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 you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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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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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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