Julius Erving
Julius Erving
Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Associationand was the best-known player in that league when it merged with the National Basketball Associationafter the 1975–76 season...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth22 February 1950
CityRoosevelt, NY
CountryUnited States of America
And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.
I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses.
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.
My mom is one of 14 children. She's a great lady. She's a Taurus. Has been a profound influence in my life, still is to this day. Born in meager surroundings in rural South Carolina.
So much of becoming a good athlete involves bringing other things to the table, other than physical skills. It involves intelligence, it involves many of the things that you learn during the process of being educated. How to analyze, how to assess, how to equate, how to reason.
They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.
If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose.