Don’t nobody wanna talk about or hear about somebody donating money to a charity. You wanna hear about what Bin Laden is doing and what you think is on his mind.
ALLEN IVERSONDon’t nobody wanna talk about or hear about somebody donating money to a charity. You wanna hear about what Bin Laden is doing and what you think is on his mind.
ALLEN IVERSONI 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 IVERSONIt was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
ALLEN IVERSONSometimes 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 IVERSONIf you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
ALLEN IVERSONI failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
ALLEN IVERSONI 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.
ALLEN IVERSONI’m not going to be the same as I was when I’ve made so many bad mistakes.
ALLEN IVERSONThis is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.
ALLEN IVERSONJust understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
ALLEN IVERSONIf 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 IVERSONI made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
ALLEN IVERSONAt 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 IVERSONDetroit was a bad situation for me.
ALLEN IVERSONI’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 IVERSONWhen 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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