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In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.
You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.
Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.
If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.
I like to take walks in the park by myself, where no one can bother me and I can think.
I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.
If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.
I like things going on in my life. I don't want to be on a beach somewhere just relaxing.
Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.
The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.
I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you're business is successful.
I've always been a leader my whole life. I've always led. I didn't know how to do anything else.
When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.
Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.
I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.
The best doctors and medicine in the world can't save you if you don't do what you're supposed to do.
I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.
If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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.
Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.
I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.
When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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.
The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.
I am a businessman. This is what I do each and every day. I love it. I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.
I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'
The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
When I'm under the gun and I've got pressure on me, I don't panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.
It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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.
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.
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.'
I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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.
I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.
All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.
Manhood is taking care of your family and being able to bless other people. Not yourself - but whether you can bless other people.
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.
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.
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.