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
If you want someone to be your mentor, you better be ready to listen and be humbled.
If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to use every connection you’ve got.
My having HIV has no bearing on my business.
I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.
I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.
I got blessed from my mom. She's the personality; she's the one who smiled, so I took on part of her, and who also wanted to help and save the world. Then I took on part of my dad, who is tough.
My dad worked two jobs his whole life, and so I told him he's the reason I have 20 jobs.
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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.
You always run a risk, but I think the positive outweighs the risks, ... Life itself is a risk. But I'm not worried about that. If I was concerned about that, I wouldn't be up here.
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I'm the biggest music lover in the world. I mean, I have seen everybody. I went on tour with Michael Jackson and the Jacksons four or five times.
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.