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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

I don’t have any problems with what these guys wear because they got their own style and their own originality. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, man.
ALLEN IVERSON

Man Myself Original Problem Style
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Culture Myself Time Understand Young
Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.
ALLEN IVERSON

Leaving Live Myself Voice
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Aware Donation Money Scholarship
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 failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
ALLEN IVERSON

Failure Myself Try
We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.
ALLEN IVERSON

Coach Fire Player
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
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 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 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

Accomplishment Career Myself Practice Worst
I surround myself with people who make me laugh.
ALLEN IVERSON

Laughter Myself People Surround
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’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
A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
ALLEN IVERSON

Negative Reason Story
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 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.

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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.

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