Magic Johnson

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

— Magic Johnson

Don't give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.

— Magic Johnson

The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.

— Magic Johnson

I'm a businessman, and what I know is numbers and business.

— Magic Johnson

Young people want you to be real with them.

— Magic Johnson

Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.

— Magic Johnson

Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.

— Magic Johnson

When you face a crisis, you know who your true friends are.

— Magic Johnson

If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back…

— Magic Johnson

I like things going on in my life. I don't want to be on a beach somewhere just relaxing.

— Magic Johnson

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

— Magic Johnson

The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.

— Magic Johnson

No one plans to get sick or hurt - I certainly didn't - but most people will need medical care at some…

— Magic Johnson

I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers'…

— Magic Johnson

I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I…

— Magic Johnson

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another…

— Magic Johnson

I got blessed from my mom. She's the personality; she's the one who smiled, so I took on part of her, and…

— Magic Johnson

I'm the one who started redevelopment in South Los Angeles, not Jan Perry. I did it. I love Jan. She's a good…

— Magic Johnson

My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six…

— Magic Johnson

I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce…

— Magic Johnson

I'm building shopping centers and movie theaters in the inner cities. So that means supplying jobs and letting blacks understand that we…

— Magic Johnson

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and…

— Magic Johnson

We are a company that lives and breathes a philosophy that's centered on not only making sound business decisions but also personally…

— Magic Johnson

The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV.…

— Magic Johnson

Life doesn't stop because something happens to you.

— Magic Johnson

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

— Magic Johnson

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.

— Magic Johnson

When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.

— Magic Johnson

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

— Magic Johnson

If people around you aren't going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they're…

— Magic Johnson

If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.

— Magic Johnson

I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I…

— Magic Johnson

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

— Magic Johnson

Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is…

— Magic Johnson

I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

— Magic Johnson

It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and…

— Magic Johnson

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

— Magic Johnson

Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked guys with less talent, but who were…

— Magic Johnson

We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move…

— Magic Johnson

When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.

— Magic Johnson