Quotes By Julius Erving

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.

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

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

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.

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.

And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.

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

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

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

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

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.

You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.

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