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.
ALLEN IVERSONI used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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I had to learn that some people are just not going to like you. I had to have thick skin when I would see what people would say or write about me.
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LeBron ain’t got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.
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You don’t want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don’t want to hear about that.
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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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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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I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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I’ve accomplished so many things in basketball. I financially secured my kids’ life and their future. I’m just happy. I’m just blessed. So anything that I’m not awarded doesn’t matter because I’ve been rewarded enough in this lifetime.
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If I’m not getting older and more mature at 31, then something’s wrong.
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Everybody is their own person.
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I’m not going to be the same as I was when I’ve made so many bad mistakes.
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I can’t take it back. I can’t take anything back. So I don’t regret it.
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Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
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It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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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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