Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them. Julius Erving Read Quote
My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about. Julius Erving Read Quote
There’s the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people’s lives, things that had really happened. Julius Erving Read Quote
You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you’ve to take the downside. Julius Erving Read Quote
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. Julius Erving Read Quote
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. Julius Erving Read Quote
When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. Julius Erving Read Quote
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you’ve got a problem. Julius Erving Read Quote
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league. Julius Erving Read Quote
