Allen Iverson Quotes

I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

I don't care. I feel like if we don't make a trade, we have to get it done with what we've got.

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.

People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.

Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices.

You have to go through good times and bad times to get where you're trying to go.

I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look in the mirror and say 'I did it my way'.

Mistakes happen. But after a while you've got to stop making them happen twice.

My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.

I love you Philadelphia. I want to thank you for accepting me, and letting me be me and make this my home forever.

I play every game like it's my last game. All that matters is that you go out there and play every game as if it was your last.

How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?!

I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.

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.

I thought we'd be discussing about me not leaving Philadelphia and they just kept asking me about the practice, so I lost it.

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

I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there, but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.

I didn't know I had this many fans in Puerto Rico. I'm going to carry this memory to my grave.

I'm going to always be a Sixer til I die.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

We talkin' about practice?

I want to return to the NBA this season, and help any team that wants me, in any capacity that they feel that I can help. I'm disappointed.

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

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.

This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.

I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here.

There's nothing less than that. I don't care about just going to the playoffs; I've been to the playoffs before.

One of the things you have to learn is that you don't have to have the ball all the time to be effective.

Life is short. Im gonna be happy with mine.

Being an All-Star is everything.

Personally I just want to win a championship.

The basket looked like an ocean, and I was just throwing rocks in.

You can put a murderer in a suit, and hes still a murderer.

If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

I'm not perfect. But I am trying every day to concentrate on being better.

I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.

Only the strong survive.

In 2001 we didn't have all the talent in the world, we just had me on offense and just a bunch of tough ass dudes, and a great coach in Larry Brown.

When you work hard, good things happen

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.

I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.

We talkin' bout practice?

I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.

God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career.

I was the bridge between the Michael Jordan era and LeBron James era.

Not a game, not a game ... practice.

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.

People try to start things with me because of who I am, and I know that means I have to stay away. Its definitely racial.

I would rather win than have good sportsmanship.

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.

We should because when coaches get fired, the players have a lot to do with it.

I went through what I went through because God said go through it

I don't even have money for a cheeseburger!

I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk.