3 December 2020 Julius Erving 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.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving 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.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving 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.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving But you know, we have a very normal family. We’ve had our ups and downs. You know, we’ve had our issues, but we’ve had great cause for celebration.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving 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.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving 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.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life – mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
3 December 2020 Julius Erving In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
