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.
MAGIC JOHNSONI want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I’m talking about just for the league itself.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
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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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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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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.
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We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds … It’s still the greatest move I’ve ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.
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As 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.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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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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WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
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You also have to research your competition.
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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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