Allen Iverson
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.
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 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.
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.
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 me. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.
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.
This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.
You have to go through good times and bad times to get where you're trying to go.Collection: Trying
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'.Collection: Basketball
I'm not perfect. But I am trying every day to concentrate on being better.Collection: Perfect
I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.Collection: Softball
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.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
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 shotCollection: Men
Mistakes happen. But after a while you've got to stop making them happen twice.Collection: Mistake
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.Collection: Basketball
When you work hard, good things happenCollection: Hard Work
If I can't practice, I can't practice. It is as simple as that. I ain't about that at all. It's easy to sum it up if you're just talking about practice. We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last, but we're talking about practice man. How silly is that?Collection: Silly
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.Collection: Basketball
Life is short. Im gonna be happy with mine.Collection: Life Is Short
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.Collection: Basketball
I went through what I went through because God said go through itCollection: Said
I don't put pressure on myself. I just compete.Collection: Pressure
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.Collection: Tattoo
I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger!Collection: Cheeseburger
My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.Collection: Basketball
One of the things you have to learn is that you don't have to have the ball all the time to be effective.Collection: Balls
I just try to look into the mirror, and work on the things that I wasn't doing, and I made a promise to myself that after the season, I will look at the same mirror, and say that you did everything you couldCollection: Mirrors
Only the strong survive.Collection: Strength
We talkin' about practice?Collection: Sports
People think that I'm some tough renegade, black-hearted being, evil, but that ain't me.Collection: Basketball
I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.Collection: Nba
I see kids today trying to do the things I did, and it makes me feel like I've come a long way.Collection: Basketball
You can put a murderer in a suit, and hes still a murderer.Collection: Suits
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.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Games
The basket looked like an ocean, and I was just throwing rocks in.Collection: Ocean
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.Collection: Team
I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.Collection: Basketball
I gave everything I had to basketball. The passion is still there but the desire to play is not. It was a great ride.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
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.Collection: Basketball
I just wanted to set a good example. I wanted to do things that I hadn't done before. My whole thing was to just try to be professional. I think when you work hard, good things happen, so obviously, because we're going to the Finals.Collection: Basketball
Please don't try to make things nice! All the wrong notes are right? I want it that way.Collection: Nice
I was the bridge between the Michael Jordan era and LeBron James era.Collection: Basketball
You make other team think you going one way and you got to sell the move going that way and you've got to really make them think that you're going that way and they're going the other way. When it ends up ultimately being a perfect crossover is when you shake them so bad that they can't even get back into the play to play defense. You're already gone. That's what I think the perfect one is to where a teammate of his has to stop you from scoring.Collection: Team
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.Collection: Basketball