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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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If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
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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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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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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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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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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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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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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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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
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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 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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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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