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.
ALLEN IVERSONLeBron ain’t got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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.’
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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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I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
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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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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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I can’t take it back. I can’t take anything back. So I don’t regret it.
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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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My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
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I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
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Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.
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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.
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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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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.
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Everybody talks about that one when they first meet me. ‘Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.’ Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.
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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.
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