[分享] Allen Iverson interview (part I)

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Source: http://0rz.tw/2BwPw ********************************************************************* The Allen Iverson interview (part I) Allen Iverson is one of the most controversial superstars in the NBA. He was known as having too big an ego, not playing team ball, being too ghetto and not being smart enough. Here AI shows a different side - more reflective, honest, open and self-critical than usual. Allen, you think you’ll make it to heaven? I did a lot of good things in my life and some bad things too … I don’t know. I hope the good things outweigh the bad ones. But I don’t want to go to hell, that’s for sure. That sounds like you’re not sure you’re in yet? I’m not sayin’ that I’m not in. ‘Cause I think I am unless some things go dramatically wrong in the next however many years. But I think I’ll be walking through those gates. When someone goes to a basketball game or football game or sporting event, it’s a source of entertainment. And in hard economic times like these, it also serves the public as an opportunity to shut out all the depressive stuff going on. Do you have a feeling like that at all out on the court - especially this year? Definitely, it’s definitely a savior. It’s even like that for us. You think about how many lives we impact when we go out and do what we do. It takes people away from their everyday struggles for at least two hours or more. They can get away and not think about their problems. But it’s the same thing for us. When I’m playing basketball for those couple hours I’m not thinking about some hardships goin’ on in my life - things not goin’ well in my life or troubles that I have off the basketball court. It takes my mind off things that are troublesome for me. Obviously I really think it helps a lot of people. We have more impact on the world than people think - and even more than we might think. Talking about a role model situation, when I was younger I never knew that we were important like we are. We are role models if we like it or not. It’s something that we should accept. But people need to know that we are human and make mistakes and will not be perfect. You want to be like Allen Iverson, but I don’t think people should try to be like Allen Iverson. They should be better than Allen Iverson. Do you think there is more pressure on players when they are All-Stars? I think the pressure is the same. Every NBA player is blessed to be in this situation. Every NBA player to me, in my eyes and being the person that I am, is equal. ‘Cause all of us had a long way to get here. All of us had our different paths to get to this point. We all went through hell to try to get here. And to be here is a blessing. We’re a few out of billions of people to get to this point. So everybody is blessed with the opportunity regardless if you’re an All-Star or you’re the last man off the bench. We still have a responsibility to the people that watch us play. Talk about the reality of you being one of billions of people yet having had so much success in the NBA: MVP, multi-time All-Star, icon. It’s just icing on the cake. It’s just extra special. It’s just another blessing. My whole thing was to get here. And then when you add everything else - the MVP, the scoring titles, the All-Star games, First-Team All-NBA - that’s just an extra blessing. And it’s honestly a tribute to yourself, your teammates and the coaching staffs that you’ve had. ‘Cause obviously you ’ve done a lot and people have helped you to accomplish those other accolades. I feel like without the guys I have played with and the coaches I have had and my fans, then there’s no All-Stars, MVPs and all that. Honestly I have to give credit to myself because I worked at it and practiced as hard as I could to get to this point. But I had other people to help me get here. And my family as well, just helping me deal with things in the media. I always thought that as soon as you got to the NBA the media was gonna love you and give you a break. But the better you are that makes it harder on you as far as with the media. I never thought that. I thought if I play to a certain level then I’d be a media darling. But I don’t care how great you are, negative sells more than positive. People would rather talk about a war than something you do for a charity. People would rather talk about Saddam Hussein or Bin Laden than somebody who rescued somebody from a burning house. It’s just that negativity in this world sells. It’s wrong. It’s not right. But that’s the way it is. It’s just a negative world. ********************************************************************* -- Only the strong survive- Iverson ⊕ ═█┘ ⊕ ●╱ 　　　Ｗ ● ●︵ ● ●)) ３╯ <３\ /３⊕ ／３﹚ ３ \\ />⊕ >/ ⊕ ╲> >> ========= http://www.wretch.cc/blog/AWEI3 ========= -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 58.114.82.28