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It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
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
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you've to take the downside.
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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
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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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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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Goals determine what you are going to be
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You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
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As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.
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Attitude is altitude.
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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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To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
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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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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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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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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 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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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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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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