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I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.

Allen Iverson

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Allen Iverson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 7
Basketball Player
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Hampton
Virginia
The Answer
Allen Ezail Iverson
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Man, people have been waiting for me to fall off my whole career. From the first time I stepped on the court. It probably made people sick to their stomachs watching my whole career, watching the things that I've done in my career.
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I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.
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Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices.
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When I was a little kid I used to go on the playground and say: today I will shoot like Bird, pass like Magic, jump like Mike, be quick like Zeke. I am thankful to them, since without seeing them do things they did, I wouldn't be in the NBA.
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