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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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" 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

You

Family

Great

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

" With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Julius Erving

Sports

Game

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

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

" 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

First

Older

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Julius Erving

Time

Plug

" When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think. "

Julius Erving

Daring

Crowd

" To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win. "

" You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you. "

" Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. "

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