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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.
Julius Erving
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Julius Erving
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
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Basketball Player
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Doctor J
Julius Winfield Erving II
Dr. J
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J. W. Erving
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