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.
ALLEN IVERSONI 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.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
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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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I’m not going to be the same as I was when I’ve made so many bad mistakes.
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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 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.
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Everybody is their own person.
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It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
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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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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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If we lose games, and I don’t score a lot, they gonna say I’m not scoring enough.
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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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I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn’t know.
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I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.
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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 used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
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