Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson

14-Aug-1959


United States


Basketball Player

Magic John Johnson ruled the court as one of the best basketball players for 13 years. He retired from the Los Angeles Lakers in 1991 after revealing that he had been tested for HIV, the virus that caused AIDS, although he returned in 1996 for one last season. Johnson has established a business empire, which includes property management, Starbucks Franchises, movie theaters and sharing of professional sports teams. He is also a published author.

QUOTES BY Magic Johnson


The worst moment from all of this was driving from that doctor's office, to tell my wife that I was HIV positive.

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 tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day.

We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move I've ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.

It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.

On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.

People don't stop eating, and they don't stop drinking coffee.

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom. Just like right now with the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.

I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure - like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.

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