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Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.
Magic Johnson
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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
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Film Producer
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Michigan
Earvin Magic Johnson Jr.
Earvin Johnson
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Earvin Johnson
Earvin Johnson Jr.
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I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now.
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If the community is happy, then they support your business and if your business is doing well, then you can give back even more to the community.
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I love to be in the ballpark. I love to just go in and enjoy a great baseball game, a great pitchers' duel.
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Assists is what Earvin is all about. That's what my whole life has been, assisting others.
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Young people want you to be real with them.
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