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I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.

Allen Iverson

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
If I don’t believe it, then they don’t need me on the court. I’ve just got to believe that in my heart.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Heart Myself Need
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
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.
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Imagination Myself Old Parents Price Understand
A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
ALLEN IVERSON

Negative Reason Story
Man, people have been waiting for me to fall off my whole career. From the first time I stepped on the court. It probably made people sick to their stomachs watching my whole career, watching the things that I’ve done in my career.
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Career Myself People Watch
I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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Cost Mistake Myself
My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
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Acceptance Ball Important Myself
I want to play basketball so bad.
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Bad Myself Play
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
My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
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Believe Inspirational Mom Motivational 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
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
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Dedication Desire Greatness Myself Play Ride Sports
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
At some point, it comes to an end regardless, however it comes, whether it is retirement or injury; at some point, it comes to an end.
ALLEN IVERSON

End Point Retirement
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
I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.
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Game Lose Myself Score Winning
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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Construction Criticism 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
This is the thing you dream about when you’re a kid, even before getting into the league.
ALLEN IVERSON

Children Dreams League Yourself
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.
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God Greatness Play Talent Wasted Time
Everybody is their own person.
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One Liner Person
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.
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Lose Mouth Negative Run Talk Yourself
LeBron ain’t got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.
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Game Heart Myself
So many people supported me and believed in me. They made it so easy for me to believe in myself, because I didn’t want to let them down.
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Believe Myself People Support
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
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

I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.

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