Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 22. Februar 1950 |
Geburtsort | Roosevelt |
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Beschreibung | Julius Winfield Erving II (* 22. Februar 1950 in , New York), auch Dr. J genannt, ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Er gilt als einer der besten Small Forwards in der Geschichte der Profiligen ABA und NBA. Mit seinem Spiel setzte er den Grundstein für die Entwicklung einer athletischeren und spektakuläreren Form des Sports. Er war einer der ersten „Flieger“ der NBA, ein Sprungwunder, das seine Gegner in der Luft anstatt am Boden ausspielte. 1993 wurde Erving in die Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame aufgenommen. |
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.
One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.
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.
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
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.
