Allen Iverson Cries Discussing Teammates, Coaches: 'I Didn't Do This by Myself'

One day before his Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony, Allen Iverson shed tears reflecting on the help it took to make him an all-time great.

"That's the only thing that got me here, my teammates and my coaches," he told reporters through tears, per MassLive. "That's the only reason I'm here. All those guys sacrificed their games and sacrificed different things for me to be honored like this. Without them, it wouldn't have happened."

A.I. also touched on his former coaches, dating all the way back through high school.

"Without my coaches putting me in a position to succeed—Mike Bailey did it my high school level, Coach [John] Thompson did it at the college level, and Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player. Without those guys...I didn't do this by myself."

Of course Iverson had help. All the legends do. But The Answer wasn't half-bad himself:

You can watch the Friday night ceremony at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV.

Iverson will be presented by Brown, Thompson and fellow Philadelphia 76ers icon Julius Erving.

[MassLive, Twitter]