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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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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.
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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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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. 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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If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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.
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Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
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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.
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