Quotes By Julius Erving

To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.

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.

Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.

They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.

You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

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