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All Quotes by author - Julius Erving

" And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it. "

" And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old. "

" As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none. "

" Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain. "

" Goals determine what you're going to be. "

" I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. "

" I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life. "

" I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect. "

" I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. "

" If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. "

" If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game. "

" If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. "

" If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers. "

" 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. "

" I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals. "

" I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet. "

" 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. "

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

" In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league. "

" In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life. "

" I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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