Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Associationfor 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth14 August 1959
CityLansing, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.
My having HIV has no bearing on my business.
My family is a praying family, a Christian family.
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 think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.
People will live here, work here and shop here,
The success we had back then or now doesn't mean we'll have that success five years from now, ... We don't have any competition. That's the main thing.
He told me to go for it, ... He told me he'd be coming to some of our games to check me out.
I like things going on in my life. I don't want to be on a beach somewhere just relaxing.
I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
I tell people to look at me and understand that everybody first told me that I couldn't be a 6-foot, 9-inch point guard, and I proved them wrong. Then they told me I couldn't be a businessman and make money in urban America, and I proved them wrong. And they thought I couldn't win all these championships, and I proved them wrong there as well.
I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.