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ALLEN IVERSON
Allen Iverson grew up in the projects as a son of a 15-year old single mother. ... Shorty after Allen was born his maternal grandmother passed away. ... While Allens mom used to work Allen was responsible of taking care of his younger sisters Brandy and Liesha which was difficult with the toddler who suffered frequent seizures. ... Iverson used to blame the man who taught how to play basketball and pushed him to excel at it. ... "He never robbed nobody"said Allen. ... Allen was never afraid to challenge bigger guys on the court.Iverson recalls coming home with no lights,no food,sometimes no water then there was water but no hot water. ... In a life that hadnt been a "sunshine story",Iverson was left in a brawl between black and white students in a bowling alley.One Valentines Day Iverson and some friends (all jocks and black) walked into the Hampton bowling alley where Iverson was well known because he quarterbacked Bethel High Schools football team to the state championship two months earlier,and in the process of doing the same with the basketball team.
Approximate Word count = 843
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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