Allen Iverson Quotes

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'.

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

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.

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

A jump shot can get you a shoe deal, a big house, a supermodel, fancy cars, a bunch of yes men, a Swiss bank account. But none of these things can get you a jump shot

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

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting 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.

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.

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.

I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger!

I don't put pressure on myself. I just compete.

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

When you work hard, good things happen

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

Life is short. Im gonna be happy with mine.

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

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

Being an All-Star is everything.

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

I believe in my heart I'm the best player in the world. I'm just a scorer. I try to put the ball in the basket for my team. I'm just confident in my ability to play ball.

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

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

We talkin' about practice?

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

Please don't try to make things nice! All the wrong notes are right? I want it that way.

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.

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

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.

Personally I just want to win a championship.

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

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

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.

Only the strong survive.

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

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

I believe that whatever we have, regardless of a trade being done or not, I feel we have a shot. I've just got to believe that we're going to be all right. I've got to just play basketball.

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

This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.

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

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 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.

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.