" MAGIC " STRATEGIES
12 “ Magic ” Strategies
Used To Go From
Basketball Star To Billionaire Businessman
WITH MAGIC JOHNSON
Former National Basketball Association ( NBA ) player Earvin “ Magic ” Johnson Jr . is known for his strong work ethic .
When he was a kid growing up in Lansing , Michigan , he would shovel the snow off the basketball court just so he could play basketball every day . “ Everybody in the neighborhood thought I was crazy ,” Magic said .
But the two-time Hall-of-Famer , five-time NBA Champion , three-time NBA MVP , Olympic Gold Medalist , and Founder and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises wasn ’ t born with a strong work ethic .
Magic watched his father , Earvin Johnson , Sr ., work two jobs his whole life to feed his ten kids . One job was on the assembly line for General Motors , and the second job was picking up trash . Magic and his siblings went along to help pick up people ’ s trash on the weekends and when they weren ’ t in school .