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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.

Magic Johnson

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Magic Johnson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: August 14
Actor
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Earvin Magic Johnson Jr.
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