WEBVTT - TOM's Talks | Allen Iverson (7/6 Day Pod Party)

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>Search seventy sixers podcast Wherever you get your pods. On

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<v Speaker 1>this special seven to sixth day edition of Tom's Talks,

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<v Speaker 1>The Answer Delivers Answers, It's Alan Iverson in this week's podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Alan Iverson. Iverson is one of the most iconic Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>seventy sixers. His number three hangs from the Raptors at

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<v Speaker 1>the center. He played fourteen NBA seasons. AI was an

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<v Speaker 1>eleven time All Star, a two time All Star Game MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the league's MVP in two thousand and one.

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<v Speaker 1>He won the scoring championship four times, and on and on.

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<v Speaker 1>It all led up to his twenty sixteenth induction into

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<v Speaker 1>Manase Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Here now answers

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<v Speaker 1>from the Answer Allan, thank you so much, A great

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure to talk to you. How's it going, great man?

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for adding You know sometimes that the players in

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<v Speaker 1>the midst of his career, and particularly with your career

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<v Speaker 1>and I kind of career one where you had so

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<v Speaker 1>many awards and so many accomplishments, scoring championships, as they say, MVP,

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<v Speaker 1>getting into the finals, all those things they say, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't really take it in until I'm done. But now

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<v Speaker 1>that you've been out of basketball and you consider the

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<v Speaker 1>whole body of your basketball work, what do you think of?

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<v Speaker 1>What are you I'm sure you're proud of so much.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you reflect back on? Um, how I did it,

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<v Speaker 1>the people that helped um knowing, you know, looking back

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<v Speaker 1>on it, and you see all the hardwood classics, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know the different people that still come up to

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<v Speaker 1>you and you know tell you about you know, what

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<v Speaker 1>you did for their life and how you inspired them.

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<v Speaker 1>And different kids you never thought would know you are, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being that I played so long ago, then

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<v Speaker 1>you had kids six and seven years old and just

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<v Speaker 1>know who I am from YouTube and UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's just a great feeling then all the

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<v Speaker 1>wars that I've been in, just knowing that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't have done any of this without a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people, you know what I mean, Without my family,

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<v Speaker 1>my friends, my teammates, coaching staffs, the medical guys, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean, the fans. Just so many people

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<v Speaker 1>help you accomplish, um, something as great as being a

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<v Speaker 1>Hall of Fame basketball player, and you kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>take your hat off to those people and salute them

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<v Speaker 1>and honor them as much as you can. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you miss more the competition or the camaraderie with the guys.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people walk away from man. I missed

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<v Speaker 1>the bus to play in the locker room guys. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>you were one of the biggest competitors of all time,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys, being around the guys, the different emotions after

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<v Speaker 1>wins after losses, UM, I think that the losses were

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<v Speaker 1>the best to me because you know, it brings everybody closer.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you you you you try um on the

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<v Speaker 1>next shot to not have that feeling, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean when you lose. You know how pain for

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<v Speaker 1>losing is. But you know that's what make winning so great,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just having that feeling of disappointment and when

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<v Speaker 1>you do, when you know, you kind of think about

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<v Speaker 1>the pain that you felt, you know, when you lose.

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<v Speaker 1>So just being around the guys, being around the coaching

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<v Speaker 1>staff and and learning and you know, like like you

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<v Speaker 1>talked about before, UM, the accomplishments that I've had in

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<v Speaker 1>my career, I just feel like, you know, the different

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<v Speaker 1>coaches that I've had, should you know, be honored and

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<v Speaker 1>feel good you know, to know that they helped me

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<v Speaker 1>accomplish you know those things, those awards and and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. So you know, that's the best feeling as

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<v Speaker 1>the guys. Obviously the competition, but it's nothing better than

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<v Speaker 1>being around the guys. Two huge influences in your career

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<v Speaker 1>at Georgetown John Thompson and with the Sixers Larry Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>What did coach Thompson? And obviously that was at a

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<v Speaker 1>different point of your life, But how did he impact you? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>He was He was so much of a protector for me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know when I came in you know, everything that

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<v Speaker 1>happened um in high school. You know, Um, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of criticism. You know, I had it all

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<v Speaker 1>throughout my career, but more so um coming to college,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean with a you know, um

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<v Speaker 1>already with you know, people having a perception of me

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<v Speaker 1>that wasn't me. So I had to deal with that

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<v Speaker 1>and he was able to um protect me in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that no other person I think could and just uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, letting me make my mistakes, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, letting me grow as a basketball player, and

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<v Speaker 1>and and and you know, trying to mold the talent

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<v Speaker 1>that he had into you know, playing team basketball and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, all of those lessons that he

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<v Speaker 1>gave me off of the basketball court. I think that

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<v Speaker 1>was the most um special part of all relationship because

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<v Speaker 1>he cared so much about you know, the person you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously that's it's like that a lot of times

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<v Speaker 1>with college coaches, you know what I mean, they're grooming

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<v Speaker 1>the kids to be men, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think he prepared me a lot for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>things that even go on in my life at forty

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<v Speaker 1>five years old, you know, and he taught me a

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<v Speaker 1>lot on the basketball or two. Um, obviously, you know

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<v Speaker 1>when I got to the NBA, I hit the ground running,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, A lot had to do

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, what he put in my head about

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<v Speaker 1>knowing how to play the game. Rookie of the Year,

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<v Speaker 1>and you played for Johnny Davis. But then in your

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<v Speaker 1>second year, as they say, Larry Brown came here and

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<v Speaker 1>Larry Brown, you know, people can argue this letter, but

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<v Speaker 1>he kind of like to reteach the game until you

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<v Speaker 1>played the right way. And how did he you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously there was some clashing there early on, but

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<v Speaker 1>how did he eventually help make you a better NBA player.

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<v Speaker 1>I think UM with coach Um, that's probably what I

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't even say probably, I think I think that would

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<v Speaker 1>be the only regret that I had in my career

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<v Speaker 1>is not Um taking his constructive criticism earlier, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean? Just being young and and and immature

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<v Speaker 1>and not knowing everything. Obviously I was a rong man

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<v Speaker 1>and age, you know, but I wasn't mentally, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he taught me so much of the mental part of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, and uh, you know, I used to take

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<v Speaker 1>it as criticism. I I you know, I didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>how to take someone being on me as much as

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<v Speaker 1>he did. But he was trying to do what he,

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately UM was able to do, and that was getting

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<v Speaker 1>me to buy in to what he was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do for me and the team, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>I just felt like about a took in that a

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<v Speaker 1>little earlier, I would have been a lot better UM

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<v Speaker 1>than I than I actually was. So you mentioned the

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<v Speaker 1>personal accomplishments me with your team, But back to high

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<v Speaker 1>school football and basketball championships at Bessel in, Virginia. Rank

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<v Speaker 1>up their sixty point game, fifty four point game, But

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<v Speaker 1>what about playoffs series, Like what what playoffs series stands out?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that the Milwaukee series have put you in the

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<v Speaker 1>finals your first one with a victory over Orlando and

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<v Speaker 1>I believe ninety nine the one in New Orleans. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know that you guys won one on the road

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<v Speaker 1>other than against the Hornets with mash Burn and Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>you had a huge shot in overtime. If I'm not mistaken.

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<v Speaker 1>Of bank three, what playoffs series stands out is number

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<v Speaker 1>one to you? That is a great question. That is

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<v Speaker 1>a great question. M Indiana, you took it, took your

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<v Speaker 1>two times. It was when we be when we finally

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<v Speaker 1>be Indiana. That was it for me. That's when I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like um, as a team we had arrived. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't once we beat Indiana, I didn't feel like anybody

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<v Speaker 1>could beat us like that was the roughest part of

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<v Speaker 1>my career is dealing with them and then I think, um,

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<v Speaker 1>they beat us the first game and the series that

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<v Speaker 1>we beat them, they beat them. You went out there

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<v Speaker 1>to contest him and I just talked he and Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>was saying that game to your point kind of galvanized

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<v Speaker 1>you guys and all of your goals because that have

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<v Speaker 1>been such an incredible season, forty six wins at the

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<v Speaker 1>All Star break and on and on and on, the

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<v Speaker 1>individual awards for yourself and Coach Brown and Aaron um

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<v Speaker 1>and after that game, you're like, like, hey, whoa, let's

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<v Speaker 1>get back to what we said and what our dreams

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<v Speaker 1>and aspirations are. After that first game, round won victory

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<v Speaker 1>at the hands of Reggie Miller and the Pacers at

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<v Speaker 1>the seven. That was it. That was it for me.

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<v Speaker 1>That's when I finally, you know what I mean, That's

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<v Speaker 1>when I felt like, you know, David, finally you know

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<v Speaker 1>me good life. Like, that's when I knew that we

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<v Speaker 1>had arrived. I knew that we were for real. Um

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<v Speaker 1>when we when we beat those guys and uh, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I just you know, I knew we could beat them.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew we could, but and we gave everything that

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<v Speaker 1>we had, but we could never get over the hunt

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<v Speaker 1>with those guys. And when we finally did, it was

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<v Speaker 1>like it was definitely a monkey, a monkey off of

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<v Speaker 1>all bat Man it was. It was. It was incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never I'll never forget it. I'll never forget it.

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<v Speaker 1>And that helped me um more, you know, with myself

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<v Speaker 1>on and off the court as far as confidence, like,

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<v Speaker 1>because it was it was, I would be lying if

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<v Speaker 1>there wasn't a little doubt in my mind. Because it

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<v Speaker 1>kept happening over and over. It got to a point

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<v Speaker 1>it was like, damn, can we can we do it?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I mean? And you know, you go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and I know the effort that my guys

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<v Speaker 1>gave night in and night out, and obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I play every game like it's my last. So I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, man, I mean, do we have enough? And

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<v Speaker 1>eventually we did? What about and I get into the

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<v Speaker 1>part about Philadelphia and the love affair of the fans

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<v Speaker 1>of Philadelphia have for you and then vice versa where

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<v Speaker 1>you love playing in front of them, but so that too,

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<v Speaker 1>and then like I remember a game of the Georgia Dome.

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<v Speaker 1>The Hawks facility was being rebuilt, and we played at

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<v Speaker 1>the Georgia Dome and Jordan and the Bulls had been

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<v Speaker 1>there maybe the week before, but when you and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers went there, I believe the figure was like seventy

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<v Speaker 1>thousand fans came to that game. The Hawks were good,

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<v Speaker 1>really good, and yet you know it was obviously they

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<v Speaker 1>came to see you and the sixers, ay, do you

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<v Speaker 1>remember that and then be what does that feel like

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<v Speaker 1>to be at the nexus of that type of entertainment

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<v Speaker 1>where I think about being in a bubble where you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of that bubble, you're the show. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, I do remember that, and I remember all

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<v Speaker 1>of the Atlantic as being like that for a while

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<v Speaker 1>for years, you know what I mean. It was like

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<v Speaker 1>when they weren't too good. When we played there, it

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<v Speaker 1>was sold out, you know what I mean, and you're

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<v Speaker 1>going in obviously you see all of the stars and stuff. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely remember that, and it's a it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a confidence that you get as well, like a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people were shy away from stuff like that because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know that everybody is coming to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>From me, that amped me up even more, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, because I knew what the agenda was

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<v Speaker 1>to come into any gym and to leave out of

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<v Speaker 1>there would have win. Um. And I think one of

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest feelings that I've ever had is being on

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<v Speaker 1>a team where the guys that you played with and

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<v Speaker 1>your coaching staff always knew that we had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>because we got number three. That was the that's to me.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my That was my best feeling ever as as being,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a teammate with the seventy sixes. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the best feeling ever, you know what I mean for me.

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<v Speaker 1>But people coming to see you. You you you think

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<v Speaker 1>that people a lot of time would fold because or

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<v Speaker 1>or would have a bad game because all eyes would

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<v Speaker 1>be on you. If I was totally different, like I

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<v Speaker 1>was excited about the fact that people were coming to

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<v Speaker 1>see me, and my whole thing was I want to

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<v Speaker 1>give them what they paid for. You know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to I'm gonna go out here and put

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<v Speaker 1>on a show you know that they wanted to see.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that the part about me that I

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<v Speaker 1>think was so special is I didn't care about how

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<v Speaker 1>many shots that I made or if I had a

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<v Speaker 1>thirty or forty or fit points. All I knew that

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna give the most maximum effort that you

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<v Speaker 1>could give. I was gonna leave everything out there. I

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna play every game like it was my last,

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<v Speaker 1>and regardless of there was no nobody understands I was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do that anyway, for myself, for my teammates, for

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<v Speaker 1>my coaching staff, you know what I mean? I was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do that anyway, because you know it'll be a

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<v Speaker 1>disrespect to the person that gave me the gift and

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<v Speaker 1>as God, and you go out there and you know

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to disappoint him. So when you play

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<v Speaker 1>hard after the game, man, you look yourself in the

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<v Speaker 1>mirror and regardless if you over for Winfrey Fund and Field,

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<v Speaker 1>you feel good about yourself because you know you gave

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<v Speaker 1>everything you had. So that was that was a fun

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<v Speaker 1>part for me, knowing that people were comeing to see me.

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<v Speaker 1>That was fun. Then, like I said, with the Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody knows you're putting your hand up to the ear.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like a performer. It's like you know, the Rolling

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<v Speaker 1>Stone still performing then their seventies, but or a comedian

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<v Speaker 1>or somebody that owns the stage, and you get as

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<v Speaker 1>an athlete, as a performer, you get the feedback right

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<v Speaker 1>back and to be again to feel that love and

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<v Speaker 1>even when you come back to games today and pa

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<v Speaker 1>man Matt Court says, a six foot from try you

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<v Speaker 1>can feel it building. There's not a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>ever on the planet that have felt that. That must

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<v Speaker 1>be a pretty cool feeling. No relationship like myself in

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia fans, Like I said all the time, maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>know Michael Jordan and did Chicago fans, maybe you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, But like we've fed off of each other,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, Like when I was at home,

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<v Speaker 1>we had homecoining advantage because I thought that they gave

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<v Speaker 1>me I don't know how you can get somebody that.

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<v Speaker 1>Damn they have played the whole game more energy, but

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<v Speaker 1>they did, like they it was. It might be honestly undescribable,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. And you can probably acts

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<v Speaker 1>different m Philly fans and they may give you a

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<v Speaker 1>different answer of how they felt. You know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>because I have all kinds of emotions running through me

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<v Speaker 1>during the course of a big game or playoff game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. When I'm involved with with

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<v Speaker 1>my fans, it's like, you know, honestly, like they're out

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<v Speaker 1>in the court playing with me. You know. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>our relationship was in a strange way, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. And a lot of times it's even hard

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<v Speaker 1>for me to explain the relationship and how it got

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<v Speaker 1>like that because it wasn't like that in the beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>It was it was the the support was there, but

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<v Speaker 1>then eventually, I think a lot of the fans there

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<v Speaker 1>understand me as being not just a basketball player, a

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<v Speaker 1>professional basketball player, as a human being that bleed and

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<v Speaker 1>cry just like them, and hurt just like them, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean, like and go through things

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<v Speaker 1>in life just like them, and they can just I

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<v Speaker 1>guess they kind of concede that I'm human just like them.

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<v Speaker 1>More of my conversation with Alan Iverson in a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>chat with Alan Iverson. Alan, you were known as one

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<v Speaker 1>of the toughest players ever pound for pound, and as

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<v Speaker 1>you said, you got hurt, you felt down, and there

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<v Speaker 1>were so many games where and I used to see

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<v Speaker 1>a shuffle around the training room or whatever, or the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room, but probably at your home where your wife

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<v Speaker 1>is like, man, probably not tonight, honey, how are you

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<v Speaker 1>going to do? Where you were going through the inventory

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<v Speaker 1>of what hurt, and it was probably more than just

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<v Speaker 1>your elbow or this or that. Like how did you

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure part of the fans you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>you felt that juice when once you got there in

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<v Speaker 1>that layup line or whatever, But how did you gear

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<v Speaker 1>yourself up mentally to be physically prepared knowing you worked

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<v Speaker 1>your one hundred percent best on any given night. It

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<v Speaker 1>was it was it was all. It was all mental

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<v Speaker 1>and all of the things that you spoke on, all

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<v Speaker 1>those things. It was the emotion of the fans and

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<v Speaker 1>my teammates, like when you have a relationship with guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously if Alan Iverson is not playing, obviously we're shorthanded,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. And I didn't want us

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<v Speaker 1>to be shorthanded, you know what I mean? Like, like

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<v Speaker 1>I discussed earlier with the fact that they had so

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<v Speaker 1>much confidence in us winning and had a chance because

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<v Speaker 1>I was out there, and then knowing that if I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't out there, the guys that I played with, they

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<v Speaker 1>were gonna give it all. They had to try to

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<v Speaker 1>win anyway, you know what I mean. And I was

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<v Speaker 1>just the type that I didn't know how it was going.

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<v Speaker 1>Was like a lot of times they had to hide

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<v Speaker 1>my uniform, you know what I mean, so I wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>try to play. And it had got to a point

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<v Speaker 1>where like once I got to the arena and I

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<v Speaker 1>was doubtful for a game, I'm like, oh, hell no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm playing, you know what I mean. Once I look

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<v Speaker 1>at those guys and they're sitting in the locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>they're getting ready, and I walk in the training room

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<v Speaker 1>and see guys, and no one would ever say you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to night, You're going to night. They never put

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<v Speaker 1>the pressure on me like that, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just like cav taking me up, man, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean, And I'm gone. Man. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>get that adrenaline and in your mind, in your mind,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you just not thinking about what's hurting, and

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<v Speaker 1>you hit the roar of the crowd, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, you're looking at the guys that's in

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<v Speaker 1>the foxhole with you and it's like, man, let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>And then after the after effect that that when it's

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<v Speaker 1>all over, and then all of that adrenaline goes down.

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<v Speaker 1>Then that's when you feel it. That's that's when all

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<v Speaker 1>that pain come back. I wouldn't. I wouldn't. I wouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't do it different though. I don't know that

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever gone here, but I certainly thought this in

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<v Speaker 1>recent years. But I say to you and your teammates

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<v Speaker 1>and your coaches, thank you because I got to go

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<v Speaker 1>as the radio guy and a little tiny part of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball club, you know, the franchise to the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>Finals from two thousand and one. I got to watch

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<v Speaker 1>all those performances. I've gone to the Hall of Fame

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<v Speaker 1>in Springfield twice when you got in and when Larry

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<v Speaker 1>Brown got in, and so to be able to watch

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<v Speaker 1>you compete, to take those right there, those two experiences,

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<v Speaker 1>going to the finals, going to Springfield, being all around

0:21:38.280 --> 0:21:40.359
<v Speaker 1>those players, the greats of the game, in history of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. It was just a treat. And to that

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<v Speaker 1>I say, I say thank you, like a heartfelt than

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it. Thank you. Now. Last thing you've mentioned, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is so refreshing that you're a fan

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<v Speaker 1>just like the rest of us about this Sixers team

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<v Speaker 1>that you've been excited and you are a huge Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons fan, knowing when he went through to be a

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<v Speaker 1>number one pick and whatnot. And here we go with

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<v Speaker 1>the restarted this season at the end of July, August, September,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've said that for the Sixers group, this is

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<v Speaker 1>the time that no more excuses, let's go. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you say about that? It's it's just um basically, us

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<v Speaker 1>as the fans, you know, shouldn't have more confidence, with

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<v Speaker 1>more confidence in them than they have in themselves. Like

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<v Speaker 1>we shouldn't be the ones feeling like you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>if they don't believe that, there's no way that we

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<v Speaker 1>should be feeling like this. But we understand and we

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<v Speaker 1>know that they believe they can win it, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's important for them to know that we're just

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<v Speaker 1>not making a lot of noise that we believe, like

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<v Speaker 1>we actually believe in them, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel like if they don't win it with

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<v Speaker 1>all the talent that they have, it will be a disappointment.

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<v Speaker 1>We already know they can get to the playoffs. We

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<v Speaker 1>already know theydn't get to the second round. We know that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what I mean, But that's not something that

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<v Speaker 1>we feel in our hearts that they want and we

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<v Speaker 1>definitely don't want it. We want to. I want to brag.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want you know what I mean. I want to.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to brag to my friends and other guys

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<v Speaker 1>that I played against that root for their squads, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to all come together and I said, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't have no excuses because we don't. Like I love

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<v Speaker 1>Bret Brown, I love that coaching staff, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. I love guys that we have, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean. Like, I wouldn't be saying this honestly

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<v Speaker 1>if I didn't think we didn't have the talent to

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<v Speaker 1>do it. I know we do. Thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish you the best. Appreciate fine, all right, Thanks Ton,

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