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Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.

Allen Iverson

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
If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
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Black Discrimination Hate People Race White
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
You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
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Police Suspect Thinking Yourself
I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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Failure Myself Try
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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Dedication Desire Greatness Myself Play Ride Sports
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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Myself Play Remember
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
That’s the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That’s the only reason I’m here.
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Myself Reason Team
I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
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
Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
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Appearance Character Myself
He’s helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there’s no Larry Brown, then there’s no MVP, Allen Iverson.
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Career Help Himself Player
When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don’t feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don’t run my mouth.
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Lose Mouth Negative Run Talk Yourself
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
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

Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.

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