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I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.

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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Men
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I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
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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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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
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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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Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
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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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That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.
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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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To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
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You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
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And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
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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.
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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
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The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
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Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.
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