« All Basketball Quotes · Julius Erving's Page
Basketball Quotes by Julius Erving
- And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up…
- I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.
- Attitude is altitude.
- I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
- 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…
- I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect.
- It's better to stay too long than to leave too soon.
- 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…
- 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…
- I think I was chosen by basketball, although I never really physically got drafted to any team that I played for.
- When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
- The first professional game that I ever played remains, to me, the most exciting moment of my professional career.
- 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…
- I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
- 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.
- I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.
- If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.
- If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
- The biggest thing that I felt basketball could do for me was help me get a good education.
- I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
- The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
More Ways to Read Basketball Quotes by Julius Erving
More Basketball Quotes
- Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch… — Red Auerbach
- The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology. — Red Auerbach
- I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids. — Charles Barkley
- Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education.… — Charles Barkley
- These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me,… — Charles Barkley
- Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while. — Charles Barkley
- You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black. — Charles Barkley
- My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm… — Charles Barkley
- Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train. — Charles Barkley
- My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character. — Charles Barkley
- The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work. — Charles Barkley
- If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other… — Charles Barkley