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
Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.
You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
HIV changed my life, but it doesn't keep me from living.
There's Michael [Jordan], then there's the rest of us.
Don't give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
I learned to give him the ball....
WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
The looks, the stares, the giggles . . . I wanted to show everybody that I could do better and also that I could read.
I love coming to work. I never have a bad day.
You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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 motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and dont let anyone tell you you cant. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
A woman always remembers. Remember that.