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Magic Johnson was my favorite player growing up. -- Russell Westbrook
Researching Magic Johnson, I realized I clearly haven't done enough with my life. -- Kevin Daniels
I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes. -- Jonah Hill
I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. -- John Salley
I went down and played with Magic Johnson at his all-star game in Atlanta. I remember Magic stopped the game and said, 'We need you here with us in L.A.' -- Jayson Williams
There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great on the basketball court, but he's bigger as a businessman. -- Snoop Dogg
Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers. -- Jay Leno
I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson. -- Oscar Robertson
Magic Johnson was in the seventh year of his Hall of Fame career when thoughts of his basketball afterlife led him to the office of uber-executive Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, Hollywood's most powerful agency. -- Don Yaeger
Paul McCartney and The Beatles in general are my idols. And I love Sting. I got to meet Sting. That was really cool. Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor. Also, I think of Magic Johnson as an idol. -- Nat Wolff
Although it may seem callous to say so, millions of Americans are lucky that Magic Johnson was infected with H.I.V. There is no way of calculating how many lives he has saved. No advertising agency could have invented a better, or more effective, role model. -- Michael Specter
Get a in clothes dryer with Magic Johnson and some razorblades. -- Jim Norton
I'd rather hug Magic Johnson after he rolled around in barbed wire. -- Jim Norton
A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson.' -- Carmelo Anthony
People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. -- Oscar Robertson
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a cure for AIDS in the marketplace before Magic Johnson gets AIDS? -- Dan Quayle
Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the air. -- John Paxson
Growing up, Magic Johnson was my idol. He was a good example. He could always pass the ball extremely well and get his teammates involved. -- Jason Kidd
Doug Christie, what skill, what strenght, what power, what quickness. The visionof Magic Johnson, the athletisicm of Michael Jordan, the toughness of larry Bird. Dough Christie has it all -- Bill Walton
I went down and played with Magic Johnson at his all-star game in Atlanta. I remember Magic stopped the game and said, 'We need you here with us in L.A. -- Jayson Williams
Magic Johnson links his HIV and treatment to health care as though ObamaCare would provide the same level of care that a mega rich celebrity would get. Is he going to dump his coverage? Is he going to dump it and sign up for ObamaCare? -- Greg Gutfeld
Every generation has their own great players. Who's to say that anyone's better than Cheryl Miller or Nancy Lieberman? Whose anyone to say Michael Jordan is better than Oscar Robertson or Magic Johnson or Larry Bird? Every generation has its great player. There's never going to be one player that's so above and beyond anyone else. -- Diana Taurasi
Obviously you look at "Magic" (Ervin Johnson) and Michael (Jordan) and you learn from them growing up, but I think you are just born with it from day one. -- Michael Redd

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