Sometimes it used to hurt so bad when people used to say stuff about me. It still does. But I’m at a level now that I’m like, ‘I ain’t surprised that they said this or that about me.’
ALLEN IVERSONAt some point, it comes to an end regardless, however it comes, whether it is retirement or injury; at some point, it comes to an end.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
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I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
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You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
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I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I’m not the person that the media make me out to be.
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You gotta do what you gotta do. And I had to figure that out, and I used to – I couldn’t stand the media, but I realized they have a job. They gotta do what they have to do.
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So many people supported me and believed in me. They made it so easy for me to believe in myself, because I didn’t want to let them down.
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I couldn’t have accomplished the things in my career if I didn’t practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says ‘Allen, I don’t like practice, either.’ I’ve got to straighten that kid right then.
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My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
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You think I can be the MVP without practicing?
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I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
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If I’m not getting older and more mature at 31, then something’s wrong.
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Everybody talks about that one when they first meet me. ‘Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.’ Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.
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Don’t nobody wanna talk about or hear about somebody donating money to a charity. You wanna hear about what Bin Laden is doing and what you think is on his mind.
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