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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

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
You gotta do what you gotta do. And I had to figure that out, and I used to – I couldn’t stand the media, but I realized they have a job. They gotta do what they have to do.
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Media Realize Stand Yourself
If we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
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Enough Game Lose Myself Score
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
I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
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Belief Known Myself
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
Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
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Hard Time Life Understand
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 just feel this is my planet.
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Feeling Myself Planet
I make all that money and it ain’t enough. I gotta make more to help all the people around me.
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Enough Money Myself People
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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Believe Inspirational Mom Motivational Myself
I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
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.
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Accomplishment Career Myself Practice Worst
A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
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Negative Reason Story
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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Grown Man Original
Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.
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Leaving Live Myself Voice
It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.
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Feeling Greatness See Shoes
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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Myself Start Trend
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’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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Accomplishment Blessing Enough Future Myself Reward Time
I don’t have any problems with what these guys wear because they got their own style and their own originality. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, man.
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Man Myself Original Problem Style
Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.
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Coach Fame Player
I’m not going to be the same as I was when I’ve made so many bad mistakes.
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Mistake Myself
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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Dedication Determination Fight Life Myself Resilience
I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
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Growth Hard Time Learning Time
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
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

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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