Allen Iverson Quotes About Basketball

Quotes about: Basketball

• 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'.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mirrors, Nba

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Team, Struggle

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Get Better

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Player, Laughing

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Nba, Games

• It's unfair because the people booing, I believe, wouldn't want to have their child booed. Fans don't understand our lives and what we go through. They don't look at us as humans. We love the fans because they support and love the game, but at the same time it hurts when they turn their back on us.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Hurt, Children

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Winning, Want

  InsideHoops Interview, www.insidehoops.com. February 14, 2004.

• We're sitting in here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talking about practice. Not a game. Not, not... Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last. Not the game, but we're talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that?.. And we talking about practice. I know I supposed to be there. I know I'm supposed to lead by example... I know that... And I'm not... I'm not shoving it aside, you know, like it don't mean anything. I know it's important, I do. I honestly do... But we're talking about practice man. What are we talking about? Practice? We're talking about practice, man.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mean, Men

  "Iverson Practice!". Allen Iverson's press conference, www.youtube.com. May 7, 2002.

• Being an All-Star is everything.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Stars, All Stars

  Inside Hoops Interview, www.insidehoops.com. February 14, 2004.

• If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Team, Blessed

  InsideHoops Interview, www.insidehoops.com. February 14, 2004.

• When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Smart, Believe

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Nba, Dies

  "Names & Faces". www.sfgate.com. October 30, 2013.

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Believe, Practice

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mistake, Nba

  "No more practice for A.I.: Allen Iverson says goodbye to Philadelphia" by Bryan Armen Graham, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2013.

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Dad, Nba

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Thinking, Nba

• My whole thing was, just being me. Now, you look around the NBA and all of them have tattoos, guys wearing cornrows. Now you see the police officers with the cornrows. I took a beating for those types of things.

  Allen Iverson

  Tattoo, Basketball, Nba

  "No more practice for A.I.: Allen Iverson says goodbye to Philadelphia" by Bryan Armen Graham, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2013.

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Mvp, Nba

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Kids, Nba

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Thinking, Nba

• 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.

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Nba, World

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Running, Believe

  "Dime Q&A: We Get Allen Iverson To Open Up About His Critics, 'I Got Feelings Just Like Everybody'" by Spencer Lund, uproxx.com. November 4, 2013.

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Practice, Nba

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

  Allen Iverson

  Basketball, Kids, Nba

• 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

  Basketball, Mom, Home

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