I remember like it was yesterday. He had worked all those years to own that house and he cried. He was so excited and so happy and I want to see other people get that feeling, too.
MAGIC JOHNSONIt all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
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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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I’m from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers… it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.
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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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God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.
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I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
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Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that’s centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally and professionally finding ways to contribute to the well being of society.
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If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
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Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.
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I strive on pressure.
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Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.
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