If people around you aren't going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they're dragging you down, get rid of them.

I wouldn't do the 'Magic Hour' again, but I would do TV again. The 'Magic Hour' is not me. Anything I would do, I would have to be me. That is how it would work.

Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.

You don't have to be Magic to be special. You're already special, you're you.

The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.