My own worst enemy

Allen Iverson became his own worst enemy by being cocky in front of the media. To add on to that he was also young and he had done nothing yet and he was already starting to have an ego. Allen was in high school and he was already one of the top basketball prospects in America. Allen Iverson went to Bethel High school in Hampton Virginia and was a duel sport athlete. He earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball, and won the Division AAA Virginia state championship in both sports. After high school Iverson attended Georgetown University for two years. He set a school record for average points per game (22.9) and the Big East Defensive player of the year award, both years. Following two successful years at Georgetown, Iverson declared eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the first overall pick. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season.

Not taking anything away from Allen Iverson. But he made some choices in his young career that made himself his own worst enemy. Iverson has been in and out of jail. When he was a teen he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for a bowling alley fight. Some would say he was in the fight and others would say he wasn't, but all in all he was sentenced to jail time. Iverson has spent time behind bars 2 other times as well. This is not only why he was his worst enemy. When he was young he was an amazing athlete, this is why he was starting to build an ego like he was the best in the business. Don't get me wrong he was but the way he conducted himself in press conferences and media scrums was not gentleman like.

This is why I think Allen Iverson was his worst enemy. If he didn't have such a big ego and he was humble to the media he would have been much more well respected. I truly think Iverson was the top 5 best basketball players of all time but the things he did off the court made him not respected. This is why every second matters and if you mess up your respect from others will plummet. You can truly be your worst enemy like Allen Iverson was.