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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

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
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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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I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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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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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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You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
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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 your going to be
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I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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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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