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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

I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
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.
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Man Myself Play Right
I want to play basketball so bad.
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Bad Myself Play
Coming into the league, if I would’ve had money, then obviously I would’ve had more tattoos.
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League Money Myself
There’s nothing that sells good about Allen Iverson if it’s something positive about Allen Iverson.
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Goodness Positive Sale
I wasn’t a point guard. I was a killer.
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Guard Myself Point
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.
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Accomplishment Blessing Enough Future Myself Reward Time
That’s the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That’s the only reason I’m here.
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Myself Reason Team
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.
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Criticism Myself People Understand Young
I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.
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Better Feeling Myself
Everybody is their own person.
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One Liner Person
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
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.
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Aware Donation Money Scholarship
I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
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Defend Myself Sick
I can’t take it back. I can’t take anything back. So I don’t regret it.
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Myself Past Regret
I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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Big Difference Home Project Reality
It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
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Experience Greatness Hard Time
Being in a fishbowl, everybody looking at every move you make, talking about everything you do – it’s just a hard life to live.
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Hard Time Live Talk Yourself
If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
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Black Discrimination Hate People Race White
Guys is supposed to be able to be original and dress like how they want to dress. The NBA can’t dress no grown man.
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Grown Man Original
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.
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Big Dreams Endurance Fulfill Myself Strong
You think I can be the MVP without practicing?
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Position Practice Thinking Yourself
You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
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Police Suspect Thinking Yourself
I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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Cost Mistake Myself
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
We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.
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Coach Fire Player
It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.
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Feeling Greatness See Shoes

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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