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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

He’s helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there’s no Larry Brown, then there’s no MVP, Allen Iverson.
ALLEN IVERSON

Career Help Himself Player
I want to play basketball so bad.
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Bad Myself Play
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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Myself Play Remember
Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there’s no perfect man.
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Change Man Myself Past Perfection
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 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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Learning Myself People See Skin Writing
If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
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Black Discrimination Hate People Race White
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
I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I’ve just got to believe that we’re going to be all right. I’ve got to just play basketball.
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Believe Feeling Myself Play Trade
I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
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Bruise Myself Pain Play Season
It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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Blessing Game Play
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself
I don’t really care too much about what people who don’t care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.
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Care Defend Myself People Time
I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
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Defend Myself Sick
I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
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 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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Chance Myself People Thinking Understand
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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Bad Hurt Level Myself People Surprise
I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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Failure Myself Try
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.
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Curse Father Friendship Gift Goodness Myself
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.
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Charity Donation Mindset Money Talk Yourself
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.
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Criticism Myself People Understand Young
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
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.
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Block Evidence Life Live Yourself
This 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.
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Fans Feeling Help Myself People Vote
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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Accomplishment Draft Myself
I don’t want to just go to the playoffs, I don’t want to go to the playoffs and win the first round, second round, and not win the whole thing because it’s bittersweet.
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Myself Play Round Win

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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