A biography for Dirk Nowitzkihasn’t been written yet.
“I'm not trying to make a brand out of myself.”
“Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen.”
“I love to play, and I love the sport, but I don't play it to gain popularity.”
“You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.”
“Corner is the easiest three in basketball.”
“I started to play the guitar for a couple of years, which was fun. I still bring it out once in a while, could bust out a couple of songs, but I'm not very good at it.”
“I understand you've got to go through tough times to get better.”
“I think I can always shoot 3s. I think I can shoot 3s when I'm 60.”
“When you're older and get more experience, the game slows down for you. I know exactly what spot to get to where I can always get my shot off no matter who's guarding me.”
“My whole first season was surreal. My first game was against Detlef Schrempf. There was German media everywhere. It was probably my worst NBA game. It was all a blur.”
“I don't think the Whataburger would dunk on the In-N-Out Burger, but I never really liked Whataburger or all the other burgers. McDonald's is decent, I guess, but no, the In-N-Out Burger kills them all.”
“I've always made a fool out of myself.”
“Make mistakes and make bad decisions: you learn from them.”
“Obviously, sometimes in the summer, when you're by yourself in the gym, you lift, you run... it gets hard sometimes. It gets hard sometimes; I'm not going to lie.”
“I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.”
“When the media's around, I try to be careful. I don't want to make a mistake or use bad language, and I have to really concentrate because of the language barrier.”
“Everybody has different tastes. Some people love Italian food; some don't.”
“I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.”
“I want to see myself as a student. Keep learning, keep improving, keep your eyes and ears open.”
“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.”