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.
ALLEN IVERSONYou 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.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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You think I can be the MVP without practicing?
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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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Detroit was a bad situation for me.
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I wasn’t afraid to be who I am. I didn’t think anything was wrong with it.
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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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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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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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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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If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.
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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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Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.
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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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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 dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
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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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