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.
ALLEN IVERSONIf we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
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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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If we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
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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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I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
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I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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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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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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Tattoos, cornrows, headbands, hip-hop. I never meant to start any trends. I got my butt kicked, but if that meant that the guys who came after me could be themselves, then it was worth 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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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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Being older, I can’t imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid’s life. I will just never understand it. To me, it’s priceless.
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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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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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