I'd rather have more heart than talent any day.
Allen Iverson can be described as one of the most influential players in NBA History. His success is even more impressive when you consider his short stature in sports like Basketball where giants rule.
About Allen Iverson's real height
But how short is Allen Iverson exactly? Well, Allen is only short in the basketball world. His height has been listed as 6 feet tall throughout his illustrious career.
It may surprise some people but NBA height listings are often incorrect. The NBA did not even have a standard regarding whether players were measured with or without shoes.
It is only in season 2019-2020 that the NBA instituted a new measuring standard, measuring players without shoes. Due to this change, the height of numerous players declined, from 1 to 3 inches, while others grew.
Allen Iverson has also been described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall too. From what we have seen of him, we think this height must be without shoes.
The real height of Allen Iverson is
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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| Allen Iverson standing with Michael Jordan (6'5") and LeBron James (6'7½") |
Here are some more sincere and interesting Allen Iverson quotes.
Just being himself.
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'.
On getting better.
I'm not perfect. But I am trying every day to concentrate on being better.
Playing the game as if it is the last one.
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.
On not practicing.
When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.
On mistakes.
Mistakes happen. But after a while, you've got to stop making them happen twice.
On working hard.
When you work hard, good things happen.
Having the last laugh.
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.
Life is short.
Life is short. I'm gonna be happy with mine.
How he went through it?
I went through what I went through because God said go through it.
No pressure for Allen Iverson.
I don't put pressure on myself. I just compete.
What he has to say.
My whole thing is, if you love me, then love me. If you don't, then believe what you hear and run with that.
A **** in a suit is still ****.
You can put a murderer in a suit, and he's still a murderer.
He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.
My dream was bigger than anything else. My fight and me wanting to fulfill what I wanted to be in life. That was enough to keep me strong enough to endure anything.
People with a sense of humor.
I surround myself with people who make me laugh.
Monkey tattoo.
My friend... used to tease me about a tattoo I had right here, but it was so big, and what he was teasing me about - he said it looked like a flying monkey. It's supposed to have been a grim reaper holding a ball. But it did look like a monkey.
Being blessed.
Me and my family are straight. I am blessed. I am alive, man, and I am healthy, and that is the only thing that matters. Me and my family, everybody else, it really doesn't matter because why do you care about somebody talking negatively about you if they don't know you?
Playing painless.
I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn't have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.
Seeing a kid with his shoes.
It was just the greatest feeling to see a kid with his shoes on.
On having a big heart.
I'm a father; I'm a friend. I think I've got the biggest heart in the world. A lot of times, that's not a good thing. It's a gift and a curse.
On practice.
I couldn't have accomplished the things in my career if I didn't practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says 'Allen, I don't like practice, either.' I've got to straighten that kid right then.
On the people who supported him.
My actions, right or wrong, there were people who supported me through this long, hard journey.