I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
ALLEN IVERSONI had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
ALLEN IVERSONMy 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.
ALLEN IVERSONWhen you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
ALLEN IVERSONI wasn’t a point guard. I was a killer.
ALLEN IVERSONAt times, I might have been too young; I might have been too naive at times and didn’t understand who I really was to a whole culture.
ALLEN IVERSONSo 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.
ALLEN IVERSONIt was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.
ALLEN IVERSONEither 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 IVERSONJust because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
ALLEN IVERSONMy actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
ALLEN IVERSONI am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
ALLEN IVERSONI dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
ALLEN IVERSONI owe all of this to the guys I’ve played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I’m at right now. I’m honored to be here.
ALLEN IVERSONI 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.
ALLEN IVERSONI used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
ALLEN IVERSONI 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.
ALLEN IVERSON