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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.

Julius Erving

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Julius Erving
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
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Julius Winfield Erving II
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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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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 great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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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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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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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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If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
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