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You think I can be the MVP without practicing?

Allen Iverson

Everybody 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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself Play Remember
I’m not going to be the same as I was when I’ve made so many bad mistakes.
ALLEN IVERSON

Mistake Myself
People and what they say don’t bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn’t take it because I couldn’t understand where the criticism was coming from.
ALLEN IVERSON

Criticism Myself People Understand Young
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Accomplishment Career Myself Practice Worst
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Aware Donation Money Scholarship
Being in a fishbowl, everybody looking at every move you make, talking about everything you do – it’s just a hard life to live.
ALLEN IVERSON

Hard Time Live Talk Yourself
I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
ALLEN IVERSON

Belief Known Myself
He’s helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there’s no Larry Brown, then there’s no MVP, Allen Iverson.
ALLEN IVERSON

Career Help Himself Player
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
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Media Realize Stand Yourself
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
ALLEN IVERSON

Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
ALLEN IVERSON

Dedication Desire Greatness Myself Play Ride Sports
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Culture Myself Time Understand Young
I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
ALLEN IVERSON

Accomplishment Draft Myself
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
I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
ALLEN IVERSON

Defend Myself Sick

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