I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
MAGIC JOHNSONIf you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
More Magic Johnson Quotes
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HIV changed my life, but it doesn’t keep me from living.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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You don’t have to be Magic to be special. You’re already special, you’re you.
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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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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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On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It’s almost like we have ESPN.
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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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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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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.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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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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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’m a big believer in dreaming. If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.
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I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything.
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I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says ‘No’, then you have to knock on the next door.
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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 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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If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you’re business is successful.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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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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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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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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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man,
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That’s that. That’s easy.
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