I had to learn that some people are just not going to like you. I had to have thick skin when I would see what people would say or write about me.
ALLEN IVERSONPeople 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 wanted my fans and my family and my friends to be proud of me.
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If we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
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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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I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
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Everybody is their own person.
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I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
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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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Personally I just want to win a championship.
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Coming into the league, if I would’ve had money, then obviously I would’ve had more tattoos.
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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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You think I can be the MVP without practicing?
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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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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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I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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