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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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More quotes by Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
Julius Erving
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.
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
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.
Julius Erving
I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
Julius Erving
Goals determine what your going to be
Julius Erving
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
Julius Erving
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
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.
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
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 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.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
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
The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
Julius Erving
They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
Julius Erving
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.
Julius Erving
