• 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.

    Julius Erving: 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.
    "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.