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 IVERSONThat’s the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That’s the only reason I’m here.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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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You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
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I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.
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When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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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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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 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’ve accomplished so many things in basketball. I financially secured my kids’ life and their future. I’m just happy. I’m just blessed. So anything that I’m not awarded doesn’t matter because I’ve been rewarded enough in this lifetime.
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I owe all of this to the guys I’ve played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I’m at right now. I’m honored to be here.
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This is the thing you dream about when you’re a kid, even before getting into the league.
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Either you give in, or you fight. That’s all I know, being where I’m from. You fight for what you want. You go after what you want. The only thing I could do was give up or keep fighting for what I wanted in life.
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I don’t feel no type of way. I just understand that He helped me accomplish a lot of things in the NBA. I’ve done so many things that people thought that I couldn’t do.
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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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