Magic Johnson quotes

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.

My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.

I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.

No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some point in their lives.

I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.

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.

My work ethic is from sports.

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.

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.

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.

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'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.

As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.

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 thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.

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

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.

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.

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.