I dressed like the guys who I grew up with. I looked like the guys I grew up with.
ALLEN IVERSONMy dream was bigger than anything else. My fight and me wanting to fulfill what I wanted to be in life. That was enough to keep me strong enough to endure anything.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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 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.
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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 made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
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My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
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You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
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I failed, got back up. I failed, got back up.
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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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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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If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to me. I’m fortunate; I’m blessed to be in the situation that I’m in right now.
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I surround myself with people who make me laugh.
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I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I’m not the person that the media make me out to be.
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Don’t nobody wanna talk about or hear about somebody donating money to a charity. You wanna hear about what Bin Laden is doing and what you think is on his mind.
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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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I have no regrets on anything. People ask me all the time, ‘Do I have any regrets?’ I don’t have any. If I could back and do it all over, would I change anything? No.
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