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The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
Magic Johnson
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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
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Earvin Magic Johnson Jr.
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Earvin Johnson
Earvin Johnson Jr.
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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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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 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.
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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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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 want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
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Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
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I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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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.
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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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I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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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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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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There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.
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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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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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