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I want to play basketball so bad.

Allen Iverson

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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Dedication Determination Fight Life Myself Resilience
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 surround myself with people who make me laugh.
ALLEN IVERSON

Laughter Myself People Surround
Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.
ALLEN IVERSON

Leaving Live Myself Voice
You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
ALLEN IVERSON

Police Suspect Thinking Yourself
I just feel this is my planet.
ALLEN IVERSON

Feeling Myself Planet
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
Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
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Appearance Character Myself
I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.
ALLEN IVERSON

Game Lose Myself Score Winning
I wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
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Family Friendship Myself Proud
I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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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
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
Sometimes it used to hurt so bad when people used to say stuff about me. It still does. But I’m at a level now that I’m like, ‘I ain’t surprised that they said this or that about me.’
ALLEN IVERSON

Bad Hurt Level Myself People Surprise
Everybody is their own person.
ALLEN IVERSON

One Liner Person
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

I want to play basketball so bad.

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