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I want to play basketball so bad.

Allen Iverson

I owe all of this to the guys I’ve played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I’m at right now. I’m honored to be here.
ALLEN IVERSON

Man Myself Play Right
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Big Dreams Endurance Fulfill Myself Strong
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
You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
ALLEN IVERSON

Devil Finding Hide Himself
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 had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
ALLEN IVERSON

Growth Hard Time Learning Time
Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
ALLEN IVERSON

Appearance Character Myself
I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I’m not the person that the media make me out to be.
ALLEN IVERSON

Chance Myself People Thinking Understand
Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there’s no perfect man.
ALLEN IVERSON

Change Man Myself Past Perfection
Everybody is their own person.
ALLEN IVERSON

One Liner Person
I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
ALLEN IVERSON

Big Difference Home Project Reality
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
My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
ALLEN IVERSON

Action Hard Time Journey Myself Right Support
All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn’t afford.
ALLEN IVERSON

Afford Design Myself Tattoos
I’ve accomplished so many things in basketball. I financially secured my kids’ life and their future. I’m just happy. I’m just blessed. So anything that I’m not awarded doesn’t matter because I’ve been rewarded enough in this lifetime.
ALLEN IVERSON

Accomplishment Blessing Enough Future Myself Reward Time
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

I want to play basketball so bad.

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