Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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.
Julius Erving
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Julius Erving
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
Actor
Basketball Player
Businessman
Manhattan borough
New York City
Doctor J
Julius Winfield Erving II
Dr. J
The Doctor
J. W. Erving
Moments
Didn
Saddened
Good
Depressed
Things
Planned
Basketball
Program
Personal
High
More quotes by Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
Julius Erving
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
Julius Erving
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
Julius Erving
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
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
You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you've to take the downside.
Julius Erving
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
Julius Erving
To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
Julius Erving
But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration.
Julius Erving
I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
Julius Erving
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
Julius Erving
It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
Goals determine what you are going to be
Julius Erving
One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
