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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 Iverson

This is the thing you dream about when you’re a kid, even before getting into the league.
ALLEN IVERSON

Children Dreams League Yourself
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
I didn’t do this by myself, man. It was so many people, so many fans that came in there and cheered for me, night in and night out.
ALLEN IVERSON

Cheer Man Myself People
My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
ALLEN IVERSON

Acceptance Ball Important 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
I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
ALLEN IVERSON

Failure Myself Try
I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.
ALLEN IVERSON

Game Lose Myself Score Winning
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

Learning Myself People See Skin Writing
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Care Defend Myself People Time
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 just feel this is my planet.
ALLEN IVERSON

Feeling Myself Planet
If we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
ALLEN IVERSON

Enough Game Lose Myself Score
You think I can be the MVP without practicing?
ALLEN IVERSON

Position Practice Thinking Yourself
I wasn’t afraid to be who I am. I didn’t think anything was wrong with it.
ALLEN IVERSON

Afraid Myself Thinking Wrong
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
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Curse Father Friendship Gift Goodness Myself

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.

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