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
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.
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.
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
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
I'm here to watch the watch the champions and the would-be champions.
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.
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.