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To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
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
The Doctor
J. W. Erving
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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 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.
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You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
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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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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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I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
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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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Goals determine what you are going to be
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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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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'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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Attitude is altitude.
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They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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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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If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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