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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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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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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.
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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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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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If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
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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 firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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Attitude is altitude.
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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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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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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 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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I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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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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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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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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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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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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