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I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.

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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
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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.
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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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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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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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On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
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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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HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.
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If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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. We are also a company that understands community.
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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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There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.
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If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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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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. No I changed my mind. I'll go up on the other side.' He's just incredible.
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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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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.
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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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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
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