My Life

My Life

Summary

My Life is the inspirational autobiography of Magic, the top-class athlete whose astonishing career is already a legend. He reflects on his boyhood in Michigan, his college career, his meteoric rise to basketball fame, the women he has met along the way and his most recent triumphs in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona with the larger-than-life 'Dream Team'.

My Life is the deeply personal account of Magic, the exuberant personality who is one of the most beloved sports figures of our time. He talks movingly of his college sweetheart and his wife Cookie, his hopes, fears, and regrets, and now his brave fight against the HIV virus and for AIDS awareness.

A remarkable story, My Life captures the strength of Magic's character, his dazzling career and his equally dazzling smile.

About the authors

Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Earvin 'Magic' Johnson has played for the Los Angeles Lakers since 1979. He has been named the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player three times in the USA. He now also heads the Magic Johnson Foundation, which is dedicated to AIDS research, and is the author of Safer Sex: What You Can Do to Avoid Aids. He lives in Los Angeles.
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William Novak

William Novak has co-authored the best-selling autobiographies of Lee Iacocca, Tip O'Neill, Nancy Reagan and Oliver North. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and their three sons.
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