I wasn’t a point guard. I was a killer.
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It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
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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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I surround myself with people who make me laugh.
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I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
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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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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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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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I just want kids all over the world to know you have to practice to be any good in this game; it’s too hard.
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A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
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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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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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I want to play basketball so bad.
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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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Detroit was a bad situation for me.
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Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.
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It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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My dream was bigger than anything else. My fight and me wanting to fulfill what I wanted to be in life. That was enough to keep me strong enough to endure anything.
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At times, I might have been too young; I might have been too naive at times and didn’t understand who I really was to a whole culture.
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Tattoos, cornrows, headbands, hip-hop. I never meant to start any trends. I got my butt kicked, but if that meant that the guys who came after me could be themselves, then it was worth it.
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Guys is supposed to be able to be original and dress like how they want to dress. The NBA can’t dress no grown man.
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I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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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.
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I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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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.
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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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Coming into the league, if I would’ve had money, then obviously I would’ve had more tattoos.
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