Allen Iverson Quotes

Guys like Alvin Adams, Sweet D Walter Davis, Larry Nance, and Kyle Macy became my basketball heroes.

I guess, if it wasn't for Jordan, there would be no LeBron or Kobe who plays like that.

I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'

I watched a lot of Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, Kevin Durant, and a lot of Paul Pierce. I used to watch Tracy McGrady as well along with Kevin Garnett.

I've had a number of kids in the NBA that I've coached and a number of other great players that I've coached.

I'm a fan of Kobe and LeBron. People always try to make me pick one or the other, but I think they're both great. They both deliver.

It was larger than life - the 76ers, Dr. J, Moses Malone, Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones - those were the teams that I grew up following.

Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.

My favorite player growing up was Scottie Pippen.

That's what people don't understand, that in the NBA these are the best 450 players in the world, in the game of basketball, are in the NBA.

All I used to want to do was shoot fadeaways like Kobe because he was my favorite player.

People don't realize how talented the NBA is.

I think the NBA, they like competitive guys.

Pau Gasol is one of the best big men in the game.

It's funny because, growing up, I found inspiration from watching Steffi Graf and Amanda Coetzer, a South African who was in the top 10 for many years. Oh, and then there's someone I've gotten to know over the last few years: Martina Navratilova.

You think about when you're kids and see these guys on TV, and now you're in the same clubhouse as Chipper Jones and Bobby Cox.

My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.

The Celtics are an amazing franchise and a great organization to play with.

'E.T.' and 'Star Wars' were cult movies then and opened up a brand new world of adventure and mystery. But as much as I would have loved to be friends with E.T., I realized that following in the footsteps of Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan was more realistic.

As a kid, you always wanna play for either the Lakers or Boston just for the rivalry alone.

It's been one heck of a ride. I came into the league playing with Kobe and Shaq and for Phil Jackson. Playing with Jordan. And so, it just has been a blessing. I can't describe it any other way.

I didn't grow up playing football. I wanted to be a basketball player.

I can play three positions - five in college - but realistically three in the NBA.

My dream is to play in the NBA.