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.

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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

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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 you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.

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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.

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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.

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I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.

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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.

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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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My first and only experience in baseball, the coach signed me up; he didn't tell me there's a thing called the curveball. I didn't know that. So the ball's coming at me and I start backing out, and then it broke inside. And the umpire says, 'Strike one!' And I'm saying, 'How is that a strike? It almost hit me!'

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I respect women to the utmost.

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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.

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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.

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To me, everything is wonderful. Life is wonderful.

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I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

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All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

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Quotes by Magic Johnson