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I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.
— Magic Johnson
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Magic Johnson
basketball player, motivational speaker, basketball coach, entrepreneur, financier, businessperson, film producer, actor, television producer, HIV/AIDS activist
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers, then led the team to five NBA championships during their "Showtime" era. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. He retired again after fellow players protested his return, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.
All Quotes by Magic Johnson
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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.
— Magic Johnson
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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
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
— Magic Johnson
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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
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Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
— Magic Johnson
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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
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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.
— Magic Johnson
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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
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
— Magic Johnson