Pavel Schroeder
6th hour
My Hero
My hero is Earvin “Magic” Johnson, a hard working man on and off court. He has a great basketball player, playing for 13 year with the Lakers. He was also a dedicated and generous businessman. But to top it all off, he had HIV, but in a good and positive way like Lance Armstrong had cancer.
On the court, Johnson was a symbol of physical domination, unselfish with his ability to steal and pass. Johnson is considered one of the most successful players in the history of the game. In 905 NBA games, he scored 17,707 points, 6,559 rebounds and 10,141 assists, translating to career averages of 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game. Also Johnson shares the single-game playoff record for assists. He was also the tallest point guard in the NBA and led 5 teams to companionships. He was a 12 time All-Star, and won a gold in the Olympic Games in 1992, in Barcelona. In 2002 he introduced Larry Bird. Larry later was put in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Lakers reached the for the third year in a row, where Johnson's Lakers and Bird's Celtics met for the first time in the post-season. For his feats, Johnson was voted as one of the by the NBA in 1996. This all changed when he was hit with bad news.
