I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.

My work ethic is from sports.

I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.

I love putting people to work of color.

A woman always remembers. Remember that.

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 you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.

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.

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'm far from being a homosexual.

I'm glad that Gov. Scott down in Florida accepted ObamaCare, because it will work.

ObamaCare is working. I talk to a lot of CEOs of hospitals. It is working.

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

I'm building shopping centers and movie theaters in the inner cities. So that means supplying jobs and letting blacks understand that we have to build our communities back, not looking to anybody else.

Sometimes friends move apart from each other for whatever reason.

I've always been a leader my whole life. I've always led. I didn't know how to do anything else.

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

Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.

All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.

I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.

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.

Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.

I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.

When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.

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.

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

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.

Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.

The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.

Young people want you to be real with them.

The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.

The important thing is this Just because I'm doing well doesn't mean that they're going to do well if they get HIV. A lot of people have died since I have announced. This disease is not going anywhere.

The first year was hard for me to deal with. The second year was a little bit easier, but still difficult. It took me five years to get it out of me. It was a difficult moment, a difficult time.

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.

My dad was my hero. And I got my personality from my mother.

When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.

I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.

My having HIV has no bearing on my business.

My family is a praying family, a Christian family.

I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.

I respect women to the utmost.

I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.

I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

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.

Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.

I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.

I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.

I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

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.