My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.

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.