76+ Allen Iverson Quotes On Dynamic, Fearless And Gritty

Allen Iverson is an American professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the NBA. He was an 11-time NBA All-Star, the league's Most Valuable Player in 2001, and the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1997. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Allen Iverson on life, dynamic, fearless.

Top 10 Allen Iverson Quotes

1. You have to go through good times and bad times to get where you're trying to go.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. Mistakes happen. But after a while you've got to stop making them happen twice.
5. 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.
6. I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger!
7. My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.
8. 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.
9. You can put a murderer in a suit, and hes still a murderer.
10. 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 Short Quotes

• 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 wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance.
• I didn't know I had this many fans in Puerto Rico. I'm going to carry this memory to my grave.
• Personally I just want to win a championship.
• This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.
• I was the bridge between the Michael Jordan era and LeBron James era.
• I'm going to always be a Sixer til I die.

Allen Iverson Quotes About Feel

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. — 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

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. — 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. — Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson Quotes About Coaches

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 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. — Allen Iverson

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

Allen Iverson Quotes About People

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

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

I've always said, just go ask my teammates if you want to know about me. Go ask the guys that I've played with. Don't ask or get information about me from people who are not in the locker room or not around me all of the time. Then you'll get legit answers. — 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

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. — Allen Iverson

Man, people have been waiting for me to fall off my whole career. From the first time I stepped on the court. It probably made people sick to their stomachs watching my whole career, watching the things that I've done in my career. — Allen Iverson

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

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

Allen Iverson Quotes About Hard

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

When you work hard, good things happen — Allen Iverson

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. — Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson Famous Quotes And Sayings

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

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

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. — Allen Iverson

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

I love my fans in Philadelphia, but this is the hardest place in the world to play in. And I think it's the hardest place to play in to be a superstar. Just to be the No. 1 guy. All eyes on you - because everybody wants you to be perfect, but not themselves. — 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

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

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. — Allen Iverson

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

We talkin' bout practice? — Allen Iverson

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

Life is short. Im gonna be happy with mine. — Allen Iverson

You know, I've always told him (Larry Brown) I wanted the relationship that Michael Jackson... Michael Jordan, I'm sorry. ... I wanted the same relationship with him like Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan had. — Allen Iverson

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 could — Allen Iverson

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. — 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

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 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

We got to stop people. We go ahead and we score 100 points every night, but we give up more. Our whole thing was, we know we can score, and we have to start having some kind of fun on the defensive end. Everybody want to play offense. Not too many people want to play defense. Defense is ego, pride, and that's the way we've been coming out, just taking the challenge. Man-on-man first, and having each other's back when a guy gets beat. — Allen Iverson

Everything comes back around. You never thought Louis Vuitton and Gucci and all that other stuff would come back. You know what I mean? And now it's one of the highest brands there is out. Everything just comes right back into circulation. Baggy jeans might come back out again. Might be a while, but they might. — 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

Only the strong survive. — Allen Iverson

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. — Allen Iverson

I would rather win than have good sportsmanship. — Allen Iverson

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

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

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

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

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

I don't put pressure on myself. I just compete. — Allen Iverson

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

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

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

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. — 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

Life Lessons by Allen Iverson

1. Allen Iverson's work ethic and determination to succeed despite the odds is an inspirational example of what can be achieved through hard work and dedication.
2. He taught us that it is possible to overcome adversity and that it is important to never give up on your dreams.
3. His story is a reminder that success is not always measured in wins and losses, but rather in the effort and courage it takes to reach one's goals.