I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That’s the key I may be up early, but I’m in bed early too.
MAGIC JOHNSONAs 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.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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There’s Michael [Jordan], then there’s the rest of us.
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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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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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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 never think that there’s something I can’t do, whether it’s beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
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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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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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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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