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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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
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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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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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Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
Julius Erving
Goals determine what you are going to be
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My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.
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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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I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
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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 wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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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.
Julius Erving
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
Julius Erving
To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.
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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.
Julius Erving
There's the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people's lives, things that had really happened.
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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.
Julius Erving
