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I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my sneakers.

Allen Iverson

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Allen Iverson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 7
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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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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 don't put pressure on myself. I just compete.
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I went through what I went through because God said go through it
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When I was young, everyone laughed at me when I said that I wanted to be a professional basketball player...now it's my turn to laugh.
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I just try to look into the mirror, and work on the things that I wasn't doing, and I made a promise to myself that after the season, I will look at the same mirror, and say that you did everything you could
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If you're struggling with your shooting, then do other things on the basketball court. Get steals, get assists, get rebounds-do anything on the court to help the team win.
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I dont want to be a point guard, or a two-guard, I want people to think of me as creative, I just want to create on the court.
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God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career.
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One of the things you have to learn is that you don't have to have the ball all the time to be effective.
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I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.
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We had a lot to do with Randy being fired. If we were to do a lot better, then it probably wouldn't have happened.
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I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.
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When you work hard, good things happen
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When you lose, there is a whole bunch of room for negativity and I don't feed into this stuff and I do not do any talking. I don't run my mouth.
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I never took the game for granted as far as not having to work on what I needed to do to accomplish all of the things that I wanted to accomplish.
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Only the strong survive.
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I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.
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We talkin' about practice?
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People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.
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