Magic Johnson Quotes
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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.
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Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
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When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.
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ObamaCare is working. I talk to a lot of CEOs of hospitals. It is working.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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When I grew up, my family, we sat down, all of us to watch 'Good Times,' 'Sanford and Son,' all those shows that were out at that time.
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I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.
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The best doctors and medicine in the world can't save you if you don't do what you're supposed to do.
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When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
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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.
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Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.
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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.
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I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.
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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.
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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.
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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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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.
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The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.
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People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.
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I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
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I got blessed from my mom. She's the personality; she's the one who smiled, so I took on part of her, and who also wanted to help and save the world. Then I took on part of my dad, who is tough.