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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.

Allen Iverson

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.
ALLEN IVERSON

God Greatness Play Talent Wasted Time
I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
ALLEN IVERSON

Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
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
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
ALLEN IVERSON

Dedication Desire Greatness Myself Play Ride Sports
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 went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
ALLEN IVERSON

Big Difference Home Project Reality
I want to play basketball so bad.
ALLEN IVERSON

Bad Myself Play
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
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
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
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
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 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
I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
ALLEN IVERSON

Belief Known Myself
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 wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
ALLEN IVERSON

Bruise Myself Pain Play Season

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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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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