I’m a father; I’m a friend. I think I’ve got the biggest heart in the world. A lot of times, that’s not a good thing. It’s a gift and a curse.
ALLEN IVERSONI 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.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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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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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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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I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
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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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Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
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I want to play basketball so bad.
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I dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
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Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.
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Coming into the league, if I would’ve had money, then obviously I would’ve had more tattoos.
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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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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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As far as how I expressed ‘practice, practice, practice’ over and over again, I wouldn’t take that back because, obviously, that sound bite is great for the media and for the fans, because they love it.
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I don’t have any problems with what these guys wear because they got their own style and their own originality. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, man.
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