A biography for Magic Johnsonhasn’t been written yet.
“I thank Him every chance I get - on my knees praying.”
“Magic is crazy. He is that crazy wild guy on the basketball court that is very intense and very serious. He is the guy who lives and eats and breathes basketball.”
“When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.”
“Magic is who I am on the basketball court. Earvin is who I am.”
“My family is a praying family, a Christian family.”
“I am and will always be a Laker for life.”
“I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'”
“You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.”
“I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.”
“Every kid, every minority kid can be so successful if they focus on their education.”
“Life doesn't stop because something happens to you.”
“My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man, I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That's the key I may be up early, but I'm in bed early too.”
“I love putting people to work of color.”
“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.”
“A lot of black guys always ask me, 'Did Larry Bird really play that good?' I said, 'Larry Bird is so good it's frightening.'”
“When a woman is frustrated, and it's your wife, you as the husband get that frustration.”
“I look three to five years ahead, not 10 years behind.”
“I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day. I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young sons become men.”
“Everyone should have the opportunity to get affordable, quality health coverage.”
“If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.”