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.
MAGIC JOHNSONThere’s winning and there’s losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what’s never been acceptable to me is quitting.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players.
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Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
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A lot of black guys always ask me, ‘Did Larry Bird really play that good?’ I said, ‘Larry Bird is so good it’s frightening.’
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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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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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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And we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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