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It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.

Allen Iverson

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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself Start Trend
I dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
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Appearance Friendship Growth Myself
If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to me. I’m fortunate; I’m blessed to be in the situation that I’m in right now.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself People Recognition Situation
God gave me all this; why waste the talent that he gave me? Why not go full throttle with it all and try to become in the class with the greatest players that ever played the game? That’s just a great feeling.
ALLEN IVERSON

God Greatness Play Talent Wasted Time
I didn’t take constructive criticism the way I should have. When I finally caught up to that, that’s when I went to being the MVP.
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Construction Criticism Myself
I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.
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Better Feeling Myself
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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Media Realize Stand Yourself
I had to learn that some people are just not going to like you. I had to have thick skin when I would see what people would say or write about me.
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Learning Myself People See Skin Writing
I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
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Belief Known Myself
My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
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Action Hard Time Journey Myself Right Support
I didn’t do this by myself, man. It was so many people, so many fans that came in there and cheered for me, night in and night out.
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Cheer Man Myself People
I just want kids all over the world to know you have to practice to be any good in this game; it’s too hard.
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Children Game Hard Time Practice World
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself
We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.
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Coach Fire Player
Either you give in, or you fight. That’s all I know, being where I’m from. You fight for what you want. You go after what you want. The only thing I could do was give up or keep fighting for what I wanted in life.
ALLEN IVERSON

Dedication Determination Fight Life Myself Resilience
My dream was bigger than anything else. My fight and me wanting to fulfill what I wanted to be in life. That was enough to keep me strong enough to endure anything.
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Big Dreams Endurance Fulfill Myself Strong

It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.

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