My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
ALLEN IVERSONI believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I’ve just got to believe that we’re going to be all right. I’ve got to just play basketball.
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I 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.
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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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I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.
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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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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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I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.
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It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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If we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
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When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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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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You hit road blocks in life, but I’m living proof that you can overcome those road blocks and become what you want to become.
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We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.
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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.
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