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Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. — Julius Erving

Goals determine what you're going to be. — Julius Erving

When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think. — Julius Erving

To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes. — Julius Erving

I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect. — Julius Erving

The normal and the stigmatized are not persons, but perspectives. — Erving Goffman

I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge. — Julius Erving

If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers. — Julius Erving

I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect. — Julius Erving

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

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

All the world is not, of course, a stage, but the crucial ways in which it isn't are not easy to specify — Erving Goffman

Being a professional," Julius Erving once said, "is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them."16 — Daniel H. Pink

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

Man is not like other animals in the ways that are really significant: Animals have instincts, we have taxes. — Erving Goffman

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

LA Clippers should come to Louisville — Julius Erving

Intuition knows what the mind can't see yet. — Maria Erving

If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. Trust your intuition and don't ask "why", just say no. — Maria Erving

Gender, not religion, is the opiate of the masses. — Erving Goffman

So I ask that these papers be taken for what they merely are: exercises, trials, tryouts, a means of displaying possibilities, not establishing fact. — Erving Goffman

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. — Julius Erving

And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old. — Julius Erving

As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none. — Julius Erving

I am very proud to be featured, especially when you consider the outstanding champions who have had this honor. It is great company to be in. — Julius Erving

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

Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain. — Julius Erving

The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career. — Julius Erving

I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia. — Julius Erving

I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. — Julius Erving

I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great. — Julius Erving

If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose. — Julius Erving

Society is an insane asylum ran by the inmates. — Erving Goffman

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

Goals determine what your going to be — Julius Erving

Your ideal life is your real life. Be true to yourself and honor your preferences. — Maria Erving

I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for. — Julius Erving

They are taking steps, but they are baby steps. — Julius Erving

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

We are all just actors trying to control and manage our public image, we act based on how others might see us. — Erving Goffman

Fascination is a key to productivity; it unites experiences; it is even its own reward. — Erving Polster

I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man. — Julius Erving

I've always tried to tell myself that the work itself is the thing, that win, lose, or draw, the work is really what counts. — Julius Erving

If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. — Julius Erving

Choose your self-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face. — Erving Goffman

Goals determine what you are going to be — Julius Erving

The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education. — Julius Erving

The ones who become stars or superstars are the ones who have a head on their shoulders and know how to use it. — Julius Erving

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

Attitude is altitude. — Julius Erving

It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon. — Julius Erving

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical. — Julius Erving

Therapy is too good to be limited to the sick. — Erving Polster

When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. — Julius Erving

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

You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you. — Julius Erving

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

Stigma is a process by which the reaction of others spoils normal identity. — Erving Goffman

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. — Julius Erving

The world, in truth, is a wedding. — Erving Goffman