Magic Johnson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

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

“People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm not cured, but the HIV is asleep deep in my body.”

“Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball. Magic is a guy who would stand for nothing but winning and really prepared himself as well as he prepared his team. Earvin is the complete opposite.”

“Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.”

“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.”

“Young people want you to be real with them.”