My Life

by JOHNSON, EARVIN MAGIC

• ISBN13: 9780449222546
• ISBN10: 0449222543
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-09-01
• Publisher: Fawcett

Summary

"A true emotional phenomenon...Entertaining...Of particular interest to fans will be the evolution of Johnson's relationship with Bird, his great karmic partner in the game." NEW YORK NEWSDAY He's faced challenges all of his life, but now Magic Johnson faces the biggest challenge of all, his own brave battle with HIV. In this dramatic, exciting, and inspirational autobiography, Magic Johnson allows readers into his life, into his tirumphs and tragedies on and off the court. In his own exuberant style, he tells readers of the friends and family who've been constant supporters and the basketball greats he's worked with. It's all here, the glory and the pain the character, charisma, and courage of the hero called Magic. AN ALTERNATE SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB From the Paperback edition.

Author Biography

Earvin “Magic” Johnson—known worldwide for his talent on the basketball court—has an equally impressive career off the court. As the chairman and chief executive officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, he has helped launch major business initiatives focused on revitalizing ethnically diverse urban communities by bringing brand-name businesses into them.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Prologue	xi
Part One: Growing Up
Love and Discipline	3	(22)
Black and White	25	(14)
Three Friends	39	(9)
Decision Time	48	(9)
College Kid	57	(21)
That Championship Season	78	(17)
Part Two: The Laker Years
The Next Level	95	(12)
Rookie	107	(16)
Big Fella	123	(21)
Sophomore Blues	144	(18)
The Boys on the Bus	162	(22)
Mr. Intensity	184	(21)
The Celtics	205	(17)
Larry Bird	222	(11)
Isiah and Michael	233	(13)
Women and Me	246	(27)
Part Three: Now
Bad News	273	(20)
My New Job	293	(27)
One Game	320	(10)
``Retirement''	330	(17)
A New Life	347	(9)
Epilogue: A Message for Black Teenagers	356	(5)
Postscript	361