My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
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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Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
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I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
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I wasn’t afraid to be who I am. I didn’t think anything was wrong with it.
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I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
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I wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
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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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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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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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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 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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I want to play basketball so bad.
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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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All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn’t afford.
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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 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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