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
Goals determine what you're going to be.
When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
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.
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.
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect.
Goals determine what you are going to be
Attitude is altitude.
I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
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.
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.