Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
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. — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
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… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them. — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for. — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
I think that my God-given physical attributes, big hands, and big feet, the way that I'm built, proportion-wise, just made basketball the most inviting… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image