I didn’t do this by myself, man. It was so many people, so many fans that came in there and cheered for me, night in and night out.
ALLEN IVERSONEither 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.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.
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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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You gotta do what you gotta do. And I had to figure that out, and I used to – I couldn’t stand the media, but I realized they have a job. They gotta do what they have to do.
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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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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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Personally I just want to win a championship.
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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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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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My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
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I want to play basketball so bad.
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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.
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I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
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Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.
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Detroit was a bad situation for me.
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