"I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity."
-Julius Erving
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"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 that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.“
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"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."
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"I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life."
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"The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical."
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"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."
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