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.
MAGIC JOHNSONMy father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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I’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become 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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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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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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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That’s what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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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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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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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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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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I grew up poor, but I didn’t have poor dreams
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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 first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day.
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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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