There's the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people's lives, things that had really happened. Julius Lrving
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 Lrving
When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ball or pass it to an open man. In other words, I may be committed to the air, but I still have some control over it. Julius Lrving
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. Julius Lrving
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. Julius Lrving
If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game. Julius Lrving
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. Julius Lrving
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. Julius Lrving
One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses. Julius Lrving
That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned. Julius Lrving
Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed. Julius Lrving
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 Julius Lrving
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. Julius Lrving
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical. Julius Lrving
If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. Julius Lrving
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 masse. Julius Lrving
I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals Julius Lrving