I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here. And I want to walk my daughter down the aisle and give her away to somebody some day. I want to make sure I am still here to make sure my two young sons become men.

HIV had been associated with drug addicts and homosexuals but Johnson's campaigns sought to show that the risk of infection was not limited to those groups. He was rated the greatest NBA point guard of all time by ESPN in 2007. 8 rebounds per game and took his team to an overtime victory in the state championship game.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. His friendship and rivalry with Boston Celtics star Larry Bird whom he faced in the 1979 NCAA finals and three NBA championship series were well documented.