Magic Johnson

“When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.”

“My diet is mostly chicken and fish. 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. And I also get a lot of rest. That's the key I may be up early, but I'm in bed early too.”

“Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.”

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

“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.”

“If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better.”

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

“I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.”

“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.”

“My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.”

“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.”

“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.”