A biography for Magic Johnsonhasn’t been written yet.
“The real story is that I had unprotected sex. That's that. That's easy.”
“It's a burden trying to keep a secret. It's hard. It probably takes more out of you trying to hold it and keep it than it does for you to really let it out.”
“I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.”
“God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.”
“I'm gonna love my son until the end.”
“Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.”
“Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.”
“I do not have bad days. I don't wake up in the morning and think that I'm going to get AIDS. I don't dream bad dreams about it. If I did, I'd be giving in to the negativity.”
“I think that there are always goals for me to try to achieve, and I'm going to work toward those goals.”
“I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.”
“I'm from there. You know, when you grow up with these people and see them every day and then you look at the numbers it was easy; it was a no-brainer. And when Sony took a look, it was a no-brainer to them, too.”
“I get up 5:30-6 every morning. I'm in the gym. I run a couple miles.”
“I don't care who is attacking my son. I still support him; I still love him.”
“I'm glad that Gov. Scott down in Florida accepted ObamaCare, because it will work.”
“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.”
“I often tell people when you make a mistake, you not only hurt yourself, but you hurt the ones that love you.”
“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 father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.”
“All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.”
“My dad worked two jobs his whole life, and so I told him he's the reason I have 20 jobs.”