Allen Iverson quotes:

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Being an All-Star is everything.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Man, I'm 31 years old and a husband with four kids; I hope I'm no thug. I hear all those negative things and don't hear anything positive. I think that's all those people feel... that way that's all they hear about when you hear Allen Iverson did something negative or something.

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.

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.

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

When you win, everything is everything. But when you lose, it's all about Allen Iverson and Larry Brown. When we win, I know that I get the praise and Larry Brown gets the praise, but when we lose, it's on me and Larry Brown. That's something that I have to learn to accept and deal with.

Personally I just want to win a championship.

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.

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.

I would rather win than have good sportsmanship.

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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'.

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.

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

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.

You have to go through good times and bad times to get where you're trying to go.

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

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

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?

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.

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 put pressure on myself. I just compete.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

When you work hard, good things happen

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

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

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

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

We talkin' about 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.

Iverson: Man look, I hear you... it's funny to me too, I mean it's strange... it's strange to me too, but we're talking about practice man, we're not even talking about the game... the actual game, when it matters... We're talking about practice ...

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

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.

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

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.

Only the strong survive.

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.

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.

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.

I remember playing in a tournament when at home we didn't have light, because my mom spent her last money on my sneakers.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

We talkin' bout practice?

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.

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