Notes from one of the most enthusiastic players in NBA History: Magic Johnson
* Magic was always in better shape than anyone else. He could play all day long. He loved to play with the worst players to prove he could beat anybody.
*Used the summer to do things he wasn't comfortable with
*One year Coach Pat Riley asked Magic to score more points next season. He asked if that was ok with Kareem, the most focused player he has ever seen. Kareem agreed. The answer was posting him up more
*He made the game easier for everybody. It may have cost him shots early in the game, but it helped the team.
*When Kareen was injured in Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals, Magic knew he had to take over and play center. He knew that the other team couldn't hold him in the post and he could match up defensively and they could keep the tempo very fast and win. He sat in Kareem's seat on the plane to tell teammates, "Never fear, Magic is here!" The Lakers, led by Magic's 42 points and 15 rebounds (while playing center) won the finals.
*Magic would swing the ball to teammates to get them involved early in the game. This spread the defense for later in the game. If his teammates were hitting, this opened the game up for Magic to destroy his defender 1 on 1.
