When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. … - Julius Erving

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Brothers, he who dies here dies in the radiance of the future, and we are entering a tomb all flooded with the dawn.

Julius Erving

When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players.

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To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.

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I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

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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.

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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 for me to play.

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