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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

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

Myself Start Trend
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself Play Round Win
If I’m not getting older and more mature at 31, then something’s wrong.
ALLEN IVERSON

Age Growth Mental Myself Time Wrong
I don’t feel no type of way. I just understand that He helped me accomplish a lot of things in the NBA. I’ve done so many things that people thought that I couldn’t do.
ALLEN IVERSON

Feeling People Thinking Type Way
I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
ALLEN IVERSON

Failure Myself Try
I don’t really care too much about what people who don’t care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.
ALLEN IVERSON

Care Defend Myself People Time
Don’t nobody wanna talk about or hear about somebody donating money to a charity. You wanna hear about what Bin Laden is doing and what you think is on his mind.
ALLEN IVERSON

Charity Donation Mindset Money Talk Yourself
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself People Recognition Situation
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Block Evidence Life Live Yourself
I just want kids all over the world to know you have to practice to be any good in this game; it’s too hard.
ALLEN IVERSON

Children Game Hard Time Practice World
I can’t take it back. I can’t take anything back. So I don’t regret it.
ALLEN IVERSON

Myself Past Regret
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
My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
ALLEN IVERSON

Acceptance Ball Important 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
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
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

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.

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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.

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