All Julius Erving Quotes
- To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win. Games
- And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up… Age
- I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great. Basketball
- Attitude is altitude. Altitude
- I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. Always Try
- 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… Basketball
- I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect. Anybody
- It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon. Basketball
- 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… Basketball
- 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… Basketball
- I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for. Any
- When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think. Appreciate
- The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career. Basketball
- 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 sport… Attributes
- I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life. Basketball
- 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. Another Challenge
- I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia. Basketball
- If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. Basketball
- If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers. Basketball
- Many people think sports are totally physical, that you don't have to think, everything is done for you and you're catered to, I found that… Basketball
- My mom is one of 14 children. She's a great lady. She's a Taurus. Has been a profound influence in my life, still is to… Basketball
- So much of becoming a good athlete involves bringing other things to the table, other than physical skills. It involves intelligence, it involves many of… Analyze
- They are taking steps, but they are baby steps. Baby
- The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education. Basketball
- If you're not doing what is best for your body, you are the one who lose. Best