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Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse.

Julius Erving

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Julius Erving
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
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Julius Winfield Erving II
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But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.
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Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
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When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many.
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One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life.
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I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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I've always tried to tell myself that the work itself is the thing, that win, lose, or draw, the work is really what counts.
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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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Attitude is altitude.
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When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players.
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Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.
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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.
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That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.
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You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family.
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