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Allen Iverson
American
Athlete
Born:
Jun 7
,
1975
Just
Man
Me
People
Think
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.
Allen Iverson
You
Money
Girl
Awareness
AIDS
Out
About
Give
Scholarships
Boy
How
How Much
Boys And Girls
How Much Money
Hear
America
Donate
Want
Clubs
Much
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
Me
People
Criticism
Say
Bother
Take
Like
Because
Understand
Coming
Where
Younger
Really
Used
They Say
If we lose games, and I don't score a lot, they gonna say I'm not scoring enough.
Allen Iverson
Lose
Enough
Say
Score
Lot
Scoring
Gonna
Games
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.
Allen Iverson
You
Charity
Money
Mind
Somebody
Think
About
Nobody
Talk
Doing
Hear
His
Wanna
Bin
Everybody talks about that one when they first meet me. 'Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.' Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.
Allen Iverson
Me
You
Man
Remember
First
Everybody
Meet
About
Jordan
Talks
Because
Always
Still
Shook
Gonna
Play
You look at guys on the court, man. You got this guy with this brand of shoe, and this guy with this brand - they're just wearing the shoe. But it's a whole different feeling when you got a shoe on, and it's yours.
Allen Iverson
You
Man
Feeling
Wearing
Guy
Guys
Look
Court
Got
Brand
Shoe
Just
Different
Yours
Whole
All I ever wanted to do was wear Jordans. I think there was only one or two pair I never had.
Allen Iverson
Think
One Or Two
Wear
Only
Never
Had
Wanted
Pair
Ever
Two
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
Me
Practice
Kid
Says
Worst
About
Allen
Part
Like
Got
Accomplished
Up
Either
Straighten
Then
Whole
Right
Thing
Things
Career
I'm not going to be the same as I was when I've made so many bad mistakes.
Allen Iverson
Made
Mistakes
Bad
Same
Going
Many
What makes me feel good is all of the people that rooted for A.I. get a chance to say, 'He did what you never thought he could do. The critics. He did what you never thought he could accomplish.' This is a moment that me and my fans and my family and friends can share together because we always believed in the dream.
Allen Iverson
Good
Family
Me
You
Together
Feel Good
People
Fans
Thought
Say
Dream
Critics
Could
Never
Share
He
Feel
Because
Makes
Always
Accomplish
Friends
Family And Friends
Get
Did
Rooted
Moment
Believed
Chance
That's where I'll get the love in my heart: from, the fact that little young guys can look at the obstacles that I had to go through to become a Hall of Famer and know it's not so bad when it comes to them trying to accomplish the same goal.
Allen Iverson
Love
Heart
Become
Young
Bad
Guys
Fact
Through
Had
Obstacles
Know
Look
Hall
Go
Accomplish
Goal
Get
Trying
Same
Where
Young Guys
Little
Them
I knew I was gonna be the number one pick, but I didn't know.
Allen Iverson
Pick
Knew
Know
Gonna
Number
All my tattoos are tattoos that I wanted to get, but I couldn't afford.
Allen Iverson
Afford
Get
Tattoos
Wanted
Coming into the league, if I would've had money, then obviously I would've had more tattoos.
Allen Iverson
Money
More
Had
League
Obviously
Coming
Tattoos
Then
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.
Allen Iverson
Life
Future
Happy
Matter
Blessed
Enough
Kids
Secured
Financially
Lifetime
Because
Been
Accomplished
Rewarded
Just
Anything
Many
Awarded
Things
Basketball
I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I'm scorin' too much.
Allen Iverson
Win
Too Much
Lose
Too
Say
Because
Gotta
Score
Lot
Going
Much
Games
There's nothing that sells good about Allen Iverson if it's something positive about Allen Iverson.
Allen Iverson
Positive
Good
Nothing
About
Something
Allen
Sells
I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.
Allen Iverson
Me
Made
Mistakes
Cost
Obviously
Lot
I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
Allen Iverson
First
Whatever
Say
Pick
Accomplishment
Getting
Just
Biggest
Whether
Used
Drafted
My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.
Allen Iverson
Journey
Me
People
Long
Through
Wrong
Supported
Were
Hard
Who
Actions
Right
You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.
Allen Iverson
You
Police
Think
See
Guy
Police Officers
Officers
Suspect
Used
Now
I make all that money and it ain't enough. I gotta make more to help all the people around me.
Allen Iverson
Me
People
Money
Enough
More
Make
Around
Gotta
Help
I wanna thank Biggie Smalls, Redman, Jadakiss, Tupac and Michael Jackson for being my theme music throughout my career.
Allen Iverson
Music
Throughout
Michael
Michael Jackson
Thank
Jackson
Being
Wanna
Tupac
Biggie
Theme
Career
Man, I'm 31 years old and a husband with four kids; I hope I'm no thug. I hear all those negative things and don't hear anything positive. I think that's all those people feel... that way that's all they hear about when you hear Allen Iverson did something negative or something.
Allen Iverson
Positive
Hope
You
Man
People
Thug
Old
Negative
Husband
Think
Way
Those
Kids
About
Something
Allen
Feel
Hear
Years
Did
Anything
Things
Four
Being older, I can't imagine a parent not wanting to be in their kid's life. I will just never understand it. To me, it's priceless.
Allen Iverson
Life
Me
Will
Older
Kid
Parent
Priceless
Never
Understand
Just
Being
Wanting
Imagine
I can't take it back. I can't take anything back. So I don't regret it.
Allen Iverson
Regret
Back
Take
Anything
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