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Magic Johnson
American
Athlete
Born:
Aug 14
,
1959
Life
Love
Me
People
Work
You
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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.
Magic Johnson
Funny
Time
Day
You
Think
Medicine
Tell
About
Only
Only Time
Take
Because
HIV
Twice
Twice A Day
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. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.
Magic Johnson
People
Important
Since
Announced
Well
Because
Important Thing
Doing
Lot
Get
Disease
Died
HIV
Going
Just
Just Because
Anywhere
Mean
Thing
The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
Magic Johnson
Good
Feel Good
Emotions
Laugh
Touched
Feel
Cry
Likes
Audience
Want
You know I was a shy guy and people didn't know that and still don't know it today. I'm sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
Magic Johnson
Today
You
People
Fans
Interviews
Everything
Out
Brought
Guy
Fact
Know
Terms
Talking
Sure
Because
Always
Still
Shy
Shyness
Basketball
I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.
Magic Johnson
Work
People
Wonderful
Met
About
League
Talking
Itself
Wonderful People
Officials
Just
Lakers
Whether
Who
NBA
Playing
I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
Magic Johnson
People
College
Defense
Guess
Definitely
Mental
Part
Biggest
Transition
Ask
NBA
Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.
Magic Johnson
Magic
Court
Am
Who
Basketball
Basketball Court
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.
Magic Johnson
Dreams
Morning
Wake Up
Giving
Think
AIDS
Negativity
Bad
Dream
Bad Days
About
Days
Wake
Up
Get
Did
Going
I look three to five years ahead, not 10 years behind.
Magic Johnson
Three
Look
Years
Five
Behind
A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'
Magic Johnson
Good
Me
Bird
Black
Guys
Said
Always
Lot
Frightening
Did
Ask
Really
Play
Larry
I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.
Magic Johnson
Love
You
Hurt
Mistake
Yourself
People
Tell
Only
Make
Often
Love You
I'm building shopping centers and movie theaters in the inner cities. So that means supplying jobs and letting blacks understand that we have to build our communities back, not looking to anybody else.
Magic Johnson
Shopping
Looking
Build
Building
Else
Back
Our
Cities
Jobs
Blacks
Supplying
Understand
Anybody
Anybody Else
Movie
Centers
Theaters
Movie Theaters
Means
Communities
Letting
Inner
I'm glad that Gov. Scott down in Florida accepted ObamaCare, because it will work.
Magic Johnson
Work
Will
Down
Obamacare
Glad
Because
Accepted
Scott
Florida
I'm far from being a homosexual.
Magic Johnson
Being
Far
Homosexual
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.
Magic Johnson
Time
Good
Family
Son
Down
Those
Out
Good Times
Were
Up
Times
Grew
Us
Sat
Shows
Watch
I am and will always be a Laker for life.
Magic Johnson
Life
Will
Always
Am
When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.
Magic Johnson
You
Sports
Think
Resonates
Everywhere
About
NASCAR
Brand
People see me high-fivin' and smiling on the court, and they don't think that's me. But it is. I just want to go out and be myself.
Magic Johnson
Myself
Me
People
Think
Out
See
Smiling
Court
Go
Just
Want
I love putting people to work of color.
Magic Johnson
Work
Love
People
Color
Putting
My first and only experience in baseball, the coach signed me up; he didn't tell me there's a thing called the curveball. I didn't know that. So the ball's coming at me and I start backing out, and then it broke inside. And the umpire says, 'Strike one!' And I'm saying, 'How is that a strike? It almost hit me!'
Magic Johnson
Saying
Me
Experience
First
Strike
Backing
Says
Broke
Signed
Out
Tell
Inside
Only
He
Almost
Know
Ball
How
Coming
Umpire
Up
Hit
Then
Coach
Baseball
Thing
Start
The gay community has taken care of their issues and problems in terms of HIV/AIDS. They have done an incredible job. We as heterosexuals need to learn from the gay community because they have rallied together. They have sent a lot of information out there. They go get tested.
Magic Johnson
Gay
Together
Problems
Care
Job
Community
Incredible
Gay Community
Out
Taken
Terms
Learn
Because
Go
Issues
Tested
Lot
Get
Done
Information
Sent
Need
I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.
Magic Johnson
Work
Me
Goals
Try
Achieve
Think
Those
Toward
Always
Going
Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.
Magic Johnson
Education
Focus
Minority
Every
Kid
Successful
I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.
Magic Johnson
Me
People
Try
Motivate
Hire
Working
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