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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.
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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If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.
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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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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.
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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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Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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Goals determine what your going to be
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As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none.
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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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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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When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
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