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
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
When I see Maurice on the sidelines, I see a little bit of Chuck Daly. If he can have that type of success, maybe the Hall of Fame could be next.
I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect.
I'm here to watch the watch the champions and the would-be champions.
Hopefully this will stimulate the appearance of new talents in Brazil.
Goals determine what your going to be
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.
I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.
I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge.
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.
I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the most inviting sport for me to play.
The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
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.