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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.

Allen Iverson

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
ALLEN IVERSON

Better Inspirational Motivational Practice Yourself
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 surround myself with people who make me laugh.
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Laughter Myself People Surround
It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
ALLEN IVERSON

Blessing Game Play
Just because you put a guy in a tuxedo doesn’t make him a good guy.
ALLEN IVERSON

Appearance Character Myself
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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Man Myself Play Right
I can’t take it back. I can’t take anything back. So I don’t regret it.
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Myself Past Regret
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
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Dedication Determination Fight Life Myself Resilience
So many people supported me and believed in me. They made it so easy for me to believe in myself, because I didn’t want to let them down.
ALLEN IVERSON

Believe Myself People Support
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
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
You don’t want to hear about how much money I donate to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America or to AIDS awareness or to give out scholarships. You don’t want to hear about that.
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Aware Donation Money Scholarship
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 failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
ALLEN IVERSON

Failure Myself Try
All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn’t afford.
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Afford Design Myself Tattoos

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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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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