Allen Iverson Is A Ball

At The End Of The Day, You Want To Be Always The One That's One Step Ahead Of Everybody, And When It Comes To Hip-hop, Culture And Art, You Want To Be That Signature Guy.

It [boxing] Helps My Hand-eye Coordination, My Stamina, My Footwork, And It Gives Me That Competitive Edge And Drive. And In The Ring It's Mano-a-mano. So It Helps You Build That Arrogance, That Cockiness, That Confidence In Yourself That The Man That Stands In Front Of You Isn't Going To Beat You, And That Translates To The Court.

I Don't Want To Just Be An Athlete. I Kind Of Obsess On That Sometimes. I Don't Want My Son To Be Reading, Oh, 'disappointment, Just A Scorer, Selfish, Didn't Win Enough, Never Quite The Best' -- Whatever. I Want To Be Bigger Than That. I Want To Shape My Own Destiny Instead Of Just Having Him Read About Whatever On The Back Page.

As A Kid I Couldn't Afford Any Jordans, So I Didn't Get My First Pair Until My Last Year Of High School. They Were Air Jordan 9s.

I Wanted To Make The Lightest Shoe Possible, But Still Be Able To Perform At The Same Time.