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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could’ve had.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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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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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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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure – like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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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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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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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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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I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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