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I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.

Allen Iverson

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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself Start Trend
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Learning Myself People See Skin Writing
You think I can be the MVP without practicing?
ALLEN IVERSON

Position Practice Thinking Yourself
My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Inspirational Mom Motivational Myself
I have no regrets on anything. People ask me all the time, ‘Do I have any regrets?’ I don’t have any. If I could back and do it all over, would I change anything? No.
ALLEN IVERSON

Change Myself People Regret Time
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Feeling Myself Play Trade
There’s nothing that sells good about Allen Iverson if it’s something positive about Allen Iverson.
ALLEN IVERSON

Goodness Positive Sale
If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
ALLEN IVERSON

Black Discrimination Hate People Race White
At some point, it comes to an end regardless, however it comes, whether it is retirement or injury; at some point, it comes to an end.
ALLEN IVERSON

End Point Retirement
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Heart Myself Need
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Feeling People Thinking Type Way
I’m not going to be the same as I was when I’ve made so many bad mistakes.
ALLEN IVERSON

Mistake Myself
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Bite Expression Greatness Love Media Myself Obvious Sound
Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
ALLEN IVERSON

Hard Time Life Understand
I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
ALLEN IVERSON

Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.
ALLEN IVERSON

Feeling Greatness See Shoes

I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.

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