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Julius Erving
Julius Erving
American Athlete
Born: Feb 22, 1950
About Good Life Me Time You
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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical. Julius Erving
Life Success Spiritual Key Key To Success Physical Mental Area Emotional Well Success Is Growing Keep
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. Julius Erving
Best You End Up Short Body Your Your Body Who
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
Life You Change Better Will Think Say Better Off Naive Most Off Want Predictable Whether Ignorant Things
They are taking steps, but they are baby steps. Julius Erving
Baby Taking Steps
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win. Julius Erving
Great Win Supposed Games Need
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
Life Family You Burden Having Road Know Terms Friends Celebrity Just Aspect Extended Extended Family
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
Saying Good You Tried Rationalize Take Know Deal Always Got Upside Downside
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
Great Family You Cause Ups And Downs Our Had Know Issues Normal Normal Family Very Celebration Ups Downs
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
Man Change Words Power Control Other Air Some Directions Both Open Over Over It Lean Ball Pass Still Off Jump Dunk Get Committed May In Other Words Legs Decide Whether Twist Chance
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them. Julius Erving
Because Makeup Afford Cannot Public Them Turn Turn-On NBA
You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you. Julius Erving
You People Vibes Feel Pulling
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life. Julius Erving
Life Home Mom Broken My Life Major Major Influence Came Influence
I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit. Julius Erving
Time Me Thought Plug Exit Right Pulled
When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. Julius Erving
Would Daylight Look Ball Always Handling Wherever
One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life. Julius Erving
Life Family Sports Experience Mind Endeavor Other Back One Of The Things Totally Consumed Never Than Family Life Any Want After Things
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man. Julius Erving
Life Man My Life Live Small Never Trying Appear
I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence. Julius Erving
Good Home Learning Good Person Long Before Think Starts About Parental Knew Person Being Influence Lessons Ever Started Basketball
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. Julius Erving
Life People Other Relate Guess Typical Books More Adult Adult Life Had Read Began Moby Moby Dick Than Want Fiction Happened Really Lives Things Biographies Started
If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers. Julius Erving
You Control Having Subordinate Moved Experienced Want Your Position
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. Julius Erving
Good Own Too Good Moments High My Own Had Saddened Over Because Go Get Personal Just Want Depressed Planned Moments Things Program
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. Julius Erving
Good Game First Beginning Way About Somehow Something Something Good Points Felt Real Score Grabbed Professional Found
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
Me Business First Older Took About Wing Guys Adrian Schooled Terms Smith Got Were Scott Role Role Models Models Really Taylor Team Who Older Guys Gray
Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain. Julius Erving
Every Been Either Team Captain Played
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. Julius Erving
Depression Me Remember Typical Mood Out Someone Shifts Pisces Any Being Experienced Anything Being Depressed Depressed Might Bring Needing
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. Julius Erving
You Problem World About Got Get Being Depressed Then Team
When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think. Julius Erving
You Think Appreciates Daring More Crowd Encourages Little
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