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" When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think. "
Julius Erving
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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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" 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. "
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" One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses. "
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" When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many. "
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" 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. "
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" I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. "
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