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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.

Allen Iverson

God gave me all this; why waste the talent that he gave me? Why not go full throttle with it all and try to become in the class with the greatest players that ever played the game? That’s just a great feeling.
ALLEN IVERSON

God Greatness Play Talent Wasted Time
You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
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Devil Finding Hide Himself
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.
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Culture Myself Time Understand Young
It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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Blessing Game Play
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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Media Realize Stand Yourself
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 IVERSON

Construction Criticism Myself
Man, people have been waiting for me to fall off my whole career. From the first time I stepped on the court. It probably made people sick to their stomachs watching my whole career, watching the things that I’ve done in my career.
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Career Myself People Watch
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
I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.
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Game Lose Myself Score Winning
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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Believe Inspirational Mom Motivational Myself
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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Block Evidence Life Live Yourself
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
All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn’t afford.
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Afford Design Myself Tattoos
I just feel this is my planet.
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Feeling Myself Planet
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
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself

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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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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