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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.

Allen Iverson

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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Accomplishment Career Myself Practice Worst
All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn’t afford.
ALLEN IVERSON

Afford Design Myself Tattoos
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 IVERSON

Construction Criticism Myself
I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
ALLEN IVERSON

Defend Myself Sick
I wasn’t a point guard. I was a killer.
ALLEN IVERSON

Guard Myself Point
When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don’t feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don’t run my mouth.
ALLEN IVERSON

Lose Mouth Negative Run Talk Yourself
Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.
ALLEN IVERSON

Coach Fame Player
Sometimes it used to hurt so bad when people used to say stuff about me. It still does. But I’m at a level now that I’m like, ‘I ain’t surprised that they said this or that about me.’
ALLEN IVERSON

Bad Hurt Level Myself People Surprise
It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
ALLEN IVERSON

Experience Greatness Hard Time
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 IVERSON

Myself Start Trend
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Children Game Hard Time Practice World
I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
ALLEN IVERSON

Bruise Myself Pain Play Season
I want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
ALLEN IVERSON

Coach Gratitude Myself Opportunity Thankful
I don’t care. I feel like if we don’t make a trade, we have to get it done with what we’ve got.
ALLEN IVERSON

Care Feeling Myself Trade
You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
ALLEN IVERSON

Devil Finding Hide Himself
This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.
ALLEN IVERSON

Fans Feeling Help Myself People Vote

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