I wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
ALLEN IVERSONI believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I’ve just got to believe that we’re going to be all right. I’ve got to just play basketball.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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.’
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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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He’s helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there’s no Larry Brown, then there’s no MVP, Allen Iverson.
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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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A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
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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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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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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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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.
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Obviously, if I could go back and change anything, I would be a perfect man. And I know there’s no perfect man.
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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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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.
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LeBron ain’t got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.
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Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
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I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.
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I want to play basketball so bad.
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Being older, I can’t imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid’s life. I will just never understand it. To me, it’s priceless.
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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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Everybody is their own person.
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My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
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Personally I just want to win a championship.
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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 went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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I just feel this is my planet.
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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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You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
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