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Julius Erving
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Julius Erving
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 22
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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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More quotes by Julius Erving
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
Julius Erving
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.
Julius Erving
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
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
Julius Erving
They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
Julius Erving
Goals determine what your going to be
Julius Erving
To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
Julius Erving
Attitude is altitude.
Julius Erving
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.
Julius Erving
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
Julius Erving
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
Julius Erving
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
Julius Erving
I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
Julius Erving
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
Julius Erving
When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
Julius Erving
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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