You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you’re a competitive person, that stays with you. You don’t stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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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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I started in business over 25 years ago and have found a way to build on what I’ve learned through every partnership and opportunity.
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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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