10th Year Anniversary: Allen Iverson in... 'Practice' (video)

By Oh Finesse - 05-07-2012, 07:09 AM - Boxden > BX SportsCenter

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 last it's my last but we're talking about practice man. How silly is that? -- Allen Iverson

Ten years ago, Allen Iverson took to the microphone and explained that he was a gamer not a practice guy.

The superstar guard took offense to coach Larry Brown's criticism that he didn't practice hard enough during the 2001-02 season.

"Practice?" has become a legendary phrase in sports.

And the transcript has been studied and parsed for years.

RG3 & Kirk Cousins eating burritos and bunking together! - Fox-5 HD - YouTube

A decade ago Iverson set us straight on practice

05-07-2012, 07:14 AM

A.I >>>>> ____________.

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05-07-2012, 07:17 AM

"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing" [pic]

that line is classic

05-07-2012, 07:46 AM

[pic] DJ Jazzy Jeff - Practice Ft. J-Live - YouTube

05-07-2012, 07:48 AM

classic

05-07-2012, 07:56 AM

its a movement thats still alive and well [pic]

[pic] Charlie Sheen Quotes Allen Iverson - YouTube

05-07-2012, 08:00 AM

AI that my nicca

05-07-2012, 08:04 AM

i miss AI

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best lil man to ever play the game

05-07-2012, 09:40 AM

10 years ago...already?? [pic]

05-07-2012, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by DEDOS

its a movement thats still alive and well [pic]

[pic] i aint never see that...

05-07-2012, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by StylesDavis412

first thing i thought about lmao.

05-07-2012, 11:27 AM

I wonder how great he could have been if he took practice seriously and had a better work ethic... Probably the best player in the history of the game in terms of getting by on just pure talent alone.

05-07-2012, 11:31 AM

I was at the sixers game yesterday and saw a white kid had a new sixers jersey that had the number 3 and on the back had the number and "practice" above it. I wanted to get a picture but we I didn't see him after, made me laugh hard as hell

05-07-2012, 11:39 AM

The ultimate drinking game. I remember me and my friends did shots of Yager back in the day when they showed the replay for this. AI is a great.

05-07-2012, 11:39 AM

" Now Iverson pivots again to his original thesis, that practice is being talked about, while referencing back to his contention that leading by example is important."

[pic] @ how they "break down" and decipher his statements

05-07-2012, 11:46 AM

Goat!

05-07-2012, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by philly5

10 years ago...already?? [pic]

thats what I'm thinking... I remember watching that interview. damn, I'm old as fiduck

05-07-2012, 01:54 PM

Damn it doesn't even seem like 10 years. Time is going by fast as !! and I'm getting old.

And yea AI was high in that interview..........

05-07-2012, 02:38 PM

[pic] Allen Iverson aka Jewels-40 Bars - YouTube

05-07-2012, 03:58 PM

AI really thought he was making a good point.

It's kinda sad that his career has been summed up by "We talkin about Practice!" That's exactly why he's not in the NBA anymore. Dude never tried to be a team player.

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