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
All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.
Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.
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.
I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.
I love putting people to work of color.
I get up 5:30-6 every morning. I'm in the gym. I run a couple miles.
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.
We feel that we are going to have a great success here in Brooklyn, a theater that everybody will be proud of and everybody will come and support. We will continue to be a community-based theater. That's what we do different than any other theater chain.
I can't do it by myself. Hopefully, these other guys and ladies will come on out and invest in our community, because this is not good business, it's great business! You can make some money,