226 Quotes by Magic Johnson

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    I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.

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    The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor’s office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.

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    When I’m under the gun and I’ve got pressure on me, I don’t panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.

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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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    Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it. You also have to research your competition.

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    I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

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    If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them.

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    WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place.

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