Iverson Basketball Quotes & Sayings

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

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

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

Only the strong survive. — Allen Iverson

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

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

The toughest opponents to defend are Iverson, Marbury and Payton. They are all very talented and can shoot at anytime from anywhere. — Steve Nash

Practice? I mean, listen, we're talking about practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We're talking about practice. Not a game. Not the game. Not the game. We're talkin about practice, man. We're talkin about practice. We're taklin about practice, man. What are we talkin about? Practice. We're talkin about practice, man. — Allen Iverson

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

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. — Allen Iverson

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

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

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

I've been in Philadelphia 10 years, man. I knew it was going to be a challenge, mentally. I always thought life would come to an end if I ever left Philadelphia. And I feel like a newborn. Being in Denver it's just a better situation for me. And I'm just happy that I feel like I got an opportunity where I can win basketball games here. — Allen Iverson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am the MVP and I gotta worry about the trade talk. — Allen Iverson

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

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. — Allen Iverson

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

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

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

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

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

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