I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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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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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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Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That’s what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team.
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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
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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 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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The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
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I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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