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They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.

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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Basketball
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I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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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 wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
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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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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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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 came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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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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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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Goals determine what you are going to be
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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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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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I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
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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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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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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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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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Attitude is altitude.
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