It was a great experience for me – the ups and downs – because I became a man in Philadelphia.
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More Allen Iverson Quotes
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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’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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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 want to thank coach Thompson, for saving my life. For giving me the opportunity.
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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.
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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 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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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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You can hide from the devil, but he’ll always find you.
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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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You gotta do what you gotta do. And I had to figure that out, and I used to – I couldn’t stand the media, but I realized they have a job. They gotta do what they have to do.
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There’s nothing that sells good about Allen Iverson if it’s something positive about Allen Iverson.
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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.
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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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That’s the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That’s the only reason I’m here.
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