I felt like I was better at football than I am in basketball.
ALLEN IVERSONI am sick of defending myself, and I am not going to keep on doing it.
More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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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I want to play basketball so bad.
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If I’m not getting older and more mature at 31, then something’s wrong.
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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.
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I don’t have any problems with what these guys wear because they got their own style and their own originality. That’s the way it’s supposed to be, man.
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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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God gave me all this; why waste the talent that he gave me? Why not go full throttle with it all and try to become in the class with the greatest players that ever played the game? That’s just a great feeling.
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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 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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My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.
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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’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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My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.
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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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My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
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