. >> off the court, the lives that i touched, invested in earvin america, the inner-cities, giving peopleeople to college. that's what i want to be known for. the things that how we touched people. we always want to give back and help young people, help our community be better. >> reporter: now at 62 years old, helping young people is something he's still doing. >> i say that we bring a little magic into this classroom. >> reporter: speaking to a classroom of students at earl monroe school in the bronx. they're all hoping to break into basketball and not just as players, but as camera operators, commentators, and agents. >> listen, don't let anybody define what you can become, okay? apply yourself here, get good gr grades, then go on and do great things. not just in college and high school, but also in your community. now i'm mentoring people. so i help you, you go back and help somebody else, okay? >> him coming to our school is a big thing. and i wouldn't expect magic johnson to just walk into our classroom. >> good luck, keep going, keep going, and keep going. >> earvin "magic" johnson