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It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.

Allen Iverson

Guys is supposed to be able to be original and dress like how they want to dress. The NBA can’t dress no grown man.
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Grown Man Original
You hit road blocks in life, but I’m living proof that you can overcome those road blocks and become what you want to become.
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Block Evidence Life Live Yourself
My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
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Acceptance Ball Important Myself
I don’t really care too much about what people who don’t care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.
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Care Defend Myself People Time
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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Chance Myself People Thinking Understand
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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Believe Myself People Support
If I don’t believe it, then they don’t need me on the court. I’ve just got to believe that in my heart.
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Believe Heart Myself Need
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself
Tattoos, cornrows, headbands, hip-hop. I never meant to start any trends. I got my butt kicked, but if that meant that the guys who came after me could be themselves, then it was worth it.
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Myself Start Trend
I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
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Bruise Myself Pain Play Season
I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
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Growth Hard Time Learning Time
I wasn’t afraid to be who I am. I didn’t think anything was wrong with it.
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Afraid Myself Thinking Wrong
Being in a fishbowl, everybody looking at every move you make, talking about everything you do – it’s just a hard life to live.
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Hard Time Live Talk Yourself
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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Charity Donation Mindset Money Talk Yourself
I don’t care. I feel like if we don’t make a trade, we have to get it done with what we’ve got.
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Care Feeling Myself Trade
I don’t want to just go to the playoffs, I don’t want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it’s bittersweet.
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Myself Play Round Win

It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.

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