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
I thought it was going to be a team in January or February anyway because of all the new guys trying to learn the triangle. They're probably still on that timetable.
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.
I'd never been on a team where if you don't win a championship, it's a failure. For that to be the norm is pretty mind-boggling. The bar has been set pretty high here because of the history.
WE all have to play as a team to make the world a better place
Christmas Day was special because everybody is watching at home. That's what I loved about Christmas Day because it shined the spotlight on the Lakers, on our team, and we knew that all of the other leagues were at home and millions of people were watching. So it made it a special day to play on Christmas.
When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.
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.
J-Mac said he could beat me one-on-one. Well, before we make this movie we're going to come back into this gymnasium and see if he can.
Some people are going to have to grow some tough skin they hadn't had to grow before. Pat is a direct guy. That's going to really be different than everyone is used to. And he's going to say it in a way they're not used to a coach saying it and right in their face. ... He just wants you to play the game the right way.
My wife and I have been praying on it and God has answered our prayers, ... God has put me here to play basketball, to do my thing on the court. So that's where I'm going to do my thing, on that court.
We're not letting you just come into our community anymore without a partner or without one of us being a partner in that deal,
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.