My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
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Allen IversonAllen Iverson I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.
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Allen IversonAllen 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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Allen IversonAllen Iverson 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.
Allen IversonAllen Iverson I can’t take it back. I can’t take anything back. So I don’t regret it.
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