Magic Johnson quotes and sayings
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.
Magic Johnson quotes
- I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.
- When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day. I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.
- I like things going on in my life. I don't want to be on a beach somewhere just relaxing.
- When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
- Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
- 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.
- Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.
- 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.
- 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.
- I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.