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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.

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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You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family.
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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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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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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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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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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.
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As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.
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I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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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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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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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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They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
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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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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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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
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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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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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