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Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.
Magic Johnson
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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
Actor
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Film Producer
Financier
Hiv Activist
Motivational Speaker
Lansing
Michigan
Earvin Magic Johnson Jr.
Earvin Johnson
Jr.
Earvin Johnson
Earvin Johnson Jr.
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Life
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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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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 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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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.
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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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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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For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball. There's winning and there's losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what's never been acceptable to me is quitting.
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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.
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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 love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
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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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There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.
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