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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.

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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Subordinates
Experienced
Basketball
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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
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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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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.
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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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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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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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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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One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life.
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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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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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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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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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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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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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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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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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Goals determine what your going to be
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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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