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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
Julius Erving
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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
Basketball
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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.
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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
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Goals determine what you are going to be
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Attitude is altitude.
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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.
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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.
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They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
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If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.
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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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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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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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