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.
ALLEN IVERSONAs 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.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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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I dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
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Being in a fishbowl, everybody looking at every move you make, talking about everything you do – it’s just a hard life to live.
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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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This is the thing you dream about when you’re a kid, even before getting into the league.
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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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I just feel this is my planet.
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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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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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When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
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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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All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn’t afford.
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I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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I just want kids all over the world to know you have to practice to be any good in this game; it’s too hard.
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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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