Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzkiis a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. An alumnus of Röntgen Gymnasium and the DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was chosen as the ninth pick in the 1998 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and immediately traded to the Mavericks, where he has played since. Listed at 7 ft 0 in, Nowitzki is considered one of the greatest power forwards in basketball history...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth19 June 1978
CountryGermany
We've been down before. We knew if we could find a way to make a little push, we'd have a chance. With the shooters we have, anything is possible.
Winning 60 is a special season. Unfortunately, we've won 60 twice and been the fourth seed twice.
We were really aggressive and we got really good looks. We played pretty decent defense and when we rebounded, we ran. In transition we usually get pretty good looks. We were in attack mode all game long.
We were right there, but it was just a tough shooting night.
We tried a lot of things that game, but he's just that good.
We made a lot of mistakes in the last couple of minutes. Hopefully, we'll learn from them.
If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.
I take my sport damned seriously. Basketball is my life. There are other people who go into important games as if they were any other game. I'm a brooder and I spend a lot of time thinking about my opponent, about the things he can do and about what I have to do to win. I don't think I'll ever be able to change that.
I'm not the kind of guy who just goes up to women.
I want to raise a family and have a couple of small Dirks running around. But it will not be easy to win my heart.
Off the floor, I'm really laid back: like, nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor, I do get emotional and a little carried away. However, I started playing when I was 13 to have fun with my teammates, and that never stopped. I enjoy traveling and having fun in the locker room with the guys. Life is too short to be miserable.
I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to read poems...
I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.
When I think about my MVP season, I will also think about the loss to Golden State. But winning the award as Most Valuable Player of the NBA is just a huge honor. I didn't really realize how big it was until Mark Cuban had tears in his eyes at the award ceremony.