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
Hopefully this will stimulate the appearance of new talents in Brazil.
I'm here to watch the watch the champions and the would-be champions.
I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet.
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
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.
Goals determine what you are 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.
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
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 pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.