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• One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses.

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• 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.

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• In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.

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• In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

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• If you’ve experienced having control, you don’t want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

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• If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you’ve got a problem.

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• If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.

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• 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.

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• I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn’t moved on me yet.

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• I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.

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• 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.

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• I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

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• I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

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• I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.

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• Goals determine what you’re going to be.

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• Every team that I’ve played on, I’ve either been the captain or co-captain.

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• Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don’t remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.

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Julius Erving (42)

Birth:	22nd February, 1950
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Basketball Player

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Julius Winfield Erving II commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association, and was the best-known player in that league when it merged with the National Basketball Association after the 1975–76 season.

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