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" 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
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" I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain. "
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" And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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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Power
" I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. "
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" I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life. "
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" When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet. "
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" They are taking steps, but they are baby steps. "
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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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" 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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