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I couldn’t have accomplished the things in my career if I didn’t practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says ‘Allen, I don’t like practice, either.’ I’ve got to straighten that kid right then.

Allen Iverson

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
I don’t care. I feel like if we don’t make a trade, we have to get it done with what we’ve got.
ALLEN IVERSON

Care Feeling Myself Trade
My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Inspirational Mom Motivational Myself
He’s helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there’s no Larry Brown, then there’s no MVP, Allen Iverson.
ALLEN IVERSON

Career Help Himself Player
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
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
I’m a father; I’m a friend. I think I’ve got the biggest heart in the world. A lot of times, that’s not a good thing. It’s a gift and a curse.
ALLEN IVERSON

Curse Father Friendship Gift Goodness Myself
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
Being older, I can’t imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid’s life. I will just never understand it. To me, it’s priceless.
ALLEN IVERSON

Imagination Myself Old Parents Price Understand
Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
ALLEN IVERSON

Hard Time Life Understand
I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
ALLEN IVERSON

Accomplishment Draft Myself
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Media Realize Stand Yourself
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
I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I’ve just got to believe that we’re going to be all right. I’ve got to just play basketball.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Feeling Myself Play Trade
A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
ALLEN IVERSON

Negative Reason Story
When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don’t feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don’t run my mouth.
ALLEN IVERSON

Lose Mouth Negative Run Talk Yourself

I couldn’t have accomplished the things in my career if I didn’t practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says ‘Allen, I don’t like practice, either.’ I’ve got to straighten that kid right then.

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I couldn’t have accomplished the things in my career if I didn’t practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says ‘Allen, I don’t like practice, either.’ I’ve got to straighten that kid right then.

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