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I am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.

Allen Iverson

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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Care Defend Myself People Time
People 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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Criticism Myself People Understand Young
I didn’t do this by myself, man. It was so many people, so many fans that came in there and cheered for me, night in and night out.
ALLEN IVERSON

Cheer Man Myself People
I surround myself with people who make me laugh.
ALLEN IVERSON

Laughter Myself People Surround
Just understand that there’s going to be some ups, there’s going to be some downs.
ALLEN IVERSON

Hard Time Life Understand
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Bite Expression Greatness Love Media Myself Obvious Sound
I want to play basketball so bad.
ALLEN IVERSON

Bad Myself Play
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
If I’m not getting older and more mature at 31, then something’s wrong.
ALLEN IVERSON

Age Growth Mental Myself Time Wrong
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Change Myself People Regret Time
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Chance Myself People Thinking Understand
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.
ALLEN IVERSON

Aware Donation Money Scholarship
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.
ALLEN IVERSON

Dedication Desire Greatness Myself Play Ride Sports
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 just the greatest feeling to see a kid with your shoes on.
ALLEN IVERSON

Feeling Greatness See Shoes

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