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
You don't have to be Magic to be special. You're already special, you're you.
The audience likes their emotions to be touched. They want to laugh and cry and feel good.
I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.
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.
My family is a praying family, a Christian family.
My having HIV has no bearing on my business.
I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.
Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.
I get up 5:30-6 every morning. I'm in the gym. I run a couple miles.
I love putting people to work of color.
I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.
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.
Urban America is like a foreign country in a sense.
All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.