Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
ALLEN IVERSONEverybody talks about that one when they first meet me. ‘Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.’ Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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At 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.
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So 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.
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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.
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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 had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
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Everybody talks about that one when they first meet me. ‘Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.’ Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.
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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 think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I’m not the person that the media make me out to be.
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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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If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
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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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It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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He’s helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there’s no Larry Brown, then there’s no MVP, Allen Iverson.
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Everybody is their own person.
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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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If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to me. I’m fortunate; I’m blessed to be in the situation that I’m in right now.
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You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
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I 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 wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
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I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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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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We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.
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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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People and what they say don’t bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn’t take it because I couldn’t understand where the criticism was coming from.
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This is the thing you dream about when you’re a kid, even before getting into the league.
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