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I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.

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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Pulled
Basketball
Thought
Right
Time
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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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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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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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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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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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To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
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Goals determine what your going to be
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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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If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
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I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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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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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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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.
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You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
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When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ball or pass it to an open man. In other words, I may be committed to the air, but I still have some control over it.
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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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I grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good.
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