Magic Johnson Quotes

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Magic Johnson

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : August 14, 1959

My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

Magic Johnson

God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.

Magic Johnson

If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better.

Magic Johnson

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.

Magic Johnson

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

Magic Johnson

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.

Magic Johnson

Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.

Magic Johnson

Life doesn't stop because something happens to you.

Magic Johnson

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

Magic Johnson

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

Magic Johnson

My work ethic is from sports.

Magic Johnson

I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.

Magic Johnson

I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

Magic Johnson

I look three to five years ahead, not 10 years behind.

Magic Johnson

A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'

Magic Johnson

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

Magic Johnson

I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn't be a 6-foot, 9-inch point guard, and I proved them wrong. Then they told me I couldn't be a businessman and make money in urban America, and I proved them wrong. And they thought I couldn't win all these championships, and I proved them wrong there as well.

Magic Johnson

You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.

Magic Johnson

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

Magic Johnson

Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.

Magic Johnson