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

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.

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.

We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move I've ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.

Don't give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.

It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.

You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.

On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.

People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.

I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure - like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.

Most people who are healthy, and I'm healthy, can't even live my life. Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I'm in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I'm at work until 8-9 o'clock at night.

I've always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I'd read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.

If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.

The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.

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

I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers... it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.

I only know how to play two ways: reckless and abandon.

Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

They said playing basketball would kill me. Well, not playing basketball was killing me.

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.

Even as a fierce competitor I try to smile.

If you hate to lose, you do whatever you need to do to make sure you're business is successful.

Even 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.

WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place

If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.

You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.

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.

Being able to touch so many people through my businesses and make money while doing it, is a huge blessing.

There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.

It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.

I 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.

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.

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

If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.

HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.

Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.

I was able to see what I wanted to do, I could see the opportunity, even when others could not, and I stay committed to doing it and doing it well, no matter what.

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.

Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

I'm a big believer in dreaming. If you don't dream it, you can't become it.

For me, it always goes back to something I learned in basketball. There's winning and there's losing, and in life you have to know they both will happen. But what's never been acceptable to me is quitting.

You're the only one who can make the difference. Whatever your dream is, go for it.

I grew up poor, but I didn't have poor dreams

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.

In life, winning and losing will both happen. What is never acceptable is quitting.

I like things going on in my life. I don't want to be on a beach somewhere just relaxing.