Magic Johnson quotes

Magic Johnson is an American former professional basketball player and entrepreneur, widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history. With the Los Angeles Lakers, he won multiple NBA championships and became known for his exceptional passing and leadership. He has also made significant contributions off the court as a businessman and HIV/AIDS advocate. Here are 43 of his quotes:

Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball. (Magic Johnson)
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. I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me. View quote
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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. View quote
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend. View quote
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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. View quote
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them. View quote
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Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball. View quote
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If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better. View quote
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are. View quote
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates. View quote
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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. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day. I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young sons become men. (Magic Johnson)
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. View quote
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The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time. View quote
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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. View quote
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Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am. View quote
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in. View quote
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS. View quote
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A woman always remembers. Remember that. View quote
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel. View quote
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had. View quote
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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, 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. (Magic Johnson)
Life doesn't stop because something happens to you. View quote
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to. View quote
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I'm not cured, but the HIV is asleep deep in my body. View quote
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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. View quote
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