I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.
Magic JohnsonEven when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
Magic JohnsonWhen 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.
Magic JohnsonI never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right.
Magic JohnsonChristmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team, and we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
Magic Johnson