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It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.

Allen Iverson

Detroit was a bad situation for me.
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Bad Myself Situation
When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don’t feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don’t run my mouth.
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Lose Mouth Negative Run Talk Yourself
I wasn’t a point guard. I was a killer.
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Guard Myself Point
I surround myself with people who make me laugh.
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Laughter Myself People Surround
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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Construction Criticism Myself
I don’t feel no type of way. I just understand that He helped me accomplish a lot of things in the NBA. I’ve done so many things that people thought that I couldn’t do.
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Feeling People Thinking Type Way
I just feel this is my planet.
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Feeling Myself Planet
Guys is supposed to be able to be original and dress like how they want to dress. The NBA can’t dress no grown man.
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Grown Man Original
My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
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Action Hard Time Journey Myself Right Support
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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Myself Play Round Win
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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Myself Start Trend
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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Dedication Desire Greatness Myself Play Ride Sports
My dream was bigger than anything else. My fight and me wanting to fulfill what I wanted to be in life. That was enough to keep me strong enough to endure anything.
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Big Dreams Endurance Fulfill Myself Strong
LeBron ain’t got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.
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Game Heart Myself
Everybody is their own person.
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One Liner Person
Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
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Appearance Character Myself
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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Dedication Determination Fight Life Myself Resilience
I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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Big Difference Home Project Reality
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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Accomplishment Draft Myself
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself
Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there’s no perfect man.
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Change Man Myself Past Perfection
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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Imagination Myself Old Parents Price Understand
That’s the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That’s the only reason I’m here.
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Myself Reason Team
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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Myself People Recognition Situation
I want to play basketball so bad.
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Bad Myself Play
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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Aware Donation Money Scholarship
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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Believe Heart Myself Need

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