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Attitude is altitude.

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
Basketball
Attitude
Altitude

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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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The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
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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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Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.
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Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
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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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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 always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.
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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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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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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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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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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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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 handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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