It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
ALLEN IVERSONComing into the league, if I would’ve had money, then obviously I would’ve had more tattoos.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
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It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.
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People and what they say don’t bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn’t take it because I couldn’t understand where the criticism was coming from.
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I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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I dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
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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 surround myself with people who make me laugh.
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A negative Allen Iverson story is the greatest Allen Iverson story, for some reason.
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I wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
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At some point, it comes to an end regardless, however it comes, whether it is retirement or injury; at some point, it comes to an end.
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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 gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
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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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I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.
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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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