I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
MAGIC JOHNSONEveryone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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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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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 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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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn’t know.
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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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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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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I really want people to know that I’ve worked hard, very hard, to get to where I am today.. this didn’t just happen overnight.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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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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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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You’re the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
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