Calvin 'Megatron' Johnson: Superstar Wide Receiver

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CHAPTER ONE A Head Above Right from the Beginning Calvin Johnson Jr was born in Newnan Georgia on September 29 1985 Newnan is about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta Georgia His father Calvin Johnson Sr was a train conductor for the Southern Pacific Railroad Johnson’s mother Arica worked for the Atlanta public school system Johnson has an older sister named Erica He also has a younger brother Wali and a younger sister Elan When Calvin was still a boy the family moved to Tyrone about 25 miles southwest of Atlanta The Johnsons were a close-knit family They went to church together on Sundays Johnson’s parents emphasized that it was important to be a good person Johnson was very kind as a child His mother told Austin Murphy the advice she gave her son If you treat people the way you want to be treated things will work out Both of Johnson’s parents taught their children the importance of hard work and of doing a job well Johnson’s mother also stressed that education was very important As Johnson told Murphy You didn’t want to bring home anything but an A or a B To my mom a C was like an F Johnson wanted to please his parents and always tried his best to get good grades 6