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
It's tough to win games like that. We really got lucky.
That's obviously not the greatest situation, but there's nothing we can do about it. It's a bad time for injuries, but better now than in another month.
It's going to be a big game, a fun game. That's about all it is. But there's a big difference in being the first seed and the fourth seed. All we can do is go for it. Even if we should lose, there's a lot of basketball to be played.
It's hard not to get caught up in this race, but obviously, it doesn't matter if you're a one or a four seed if you don't play at a high level. You've got to make sure you're clicking on all cylinders and have everybody healthy. That's really more of a concern than the one or the four seed.
I tried to stay aggressive. That's what the team wants me to do. I tried to make things happen during that stretch.
We tried a lot of things that game, but he's just that good.
The playoffs is all about showing heart and playing together.
Obviously, (winning the division) is big. To be No. 1 is always important..
Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen.
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.
I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.
Of course parents want their children to confide in them.
As a star you never know when people are really serious.
I lost control of myself a couple times in the playoffs. I have to keep cooler in the future.