Top 59 Quotes & Sayings by Dirk Nowitzki
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Last updated on September 16, 2024.
I love to play, and I love the sport, but I don't play it to gain popularity.
I think different guys have different priorities. For me, it was always important to be in one spot, one city.
I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.
I'm not big on material things, but I like my cars. They are German-made and custom-made.
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.
I was never a great screen and roller, obviously.
Over the years, I pride myself on being more than just a spot-up shooter. I've gotta put the ball on the floor. I've got to post up and drive the ball from the perimeter and get to the basket - all the stuff I was actually doing that helped us win the championship.
I felt, when I was 20, I wasn't quite ready for the physical contact of 82 games. Mentally, it was tough. I forgot what city we were in most of the time. I can't even imagine going through it at 18 or 19.
I think I can always shoot 3s. I think I can shoot 3s when I'm 60.
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 may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mentally I'm right up there.
Top of the key is my shot.
The only advice I would give young guys is to keep your ears and eyes open. Never see yourself as a finished product.
I never looked at basketball as work. I always enjoyed it as my hobby. I loved it. Once that love is gone, and I'm tired of working out every day and doing all the stuff to get me ready for games, and I'm tired of lifting and conditioning and doing all that other stuff around it, and I'd rather stay in bed, then it's time to go.
I've always made a fool out of myself.
Make mistakes and make bad decisions: you learn from them.
Most of my game is not really based on explosiveness, but I've gotta have a little lift on my jumper.
You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.
I understand you've got to go through tough times to get better.
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.
Money isn't something I play for. I want to compete. I want to win.
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 want to see myself as a student. Keep learning, keep improving, keep your eyes and ears open.
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.
Everybody has different tastes. Some people love Italian food; some don't.
Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen.
I've never faked an injury or an illness before.
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.
I'm not trying to make a brand out of myself.
It's fun being around guys that want to work, that want to learn, that want to get better.
I came into this league when I was 20, and I didn't know if I was going to make it.
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.
My dad never really played basketball, but now he's my biggest critic. I come home, and he says: 'Why didn't you shoot there? Why didn't you drive?'
I try to stay away, but In-N-Out, you just can't compare it. It's the best. It's the best. It's healthy fast food; they do their own meat and their own salad.
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.
I love watching Steph Curry. When he's hot, every time he gets it, I'm like, 'Shoot!'
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.
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.
Corner is the easiest three in basketball.
I was never the most confident man in the world.
As a newcomer, I was often expected to carry the bags of the older players, or get them burgers. That can make you feel pretty miserable.
This feeling to be on the best team of the world is just indescribable.
Obviously, (winning the division) is big. To be No. 1 is always important.
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 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.
The playoffs is all about showing heart and playing together.
If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.
I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.
I'm not the kind of guy who just goes up to women.
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 honour. I didn't really realise how big it was until Mark Cuban had tears in his eyes at the award ceremony.
I came up with my own 'Dream Shake' I guess - the white version.
Of course parents want their children to confide in them.
I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.
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 lost control of myself a couple times in the playoffs. I have to keep cooler in the future.
If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you.
Basketball gave me a lot, which is why I want to stay connected with this sport later on, maybe working with young people. But it would be more in the background. Being in the spotlight was never really my thing. I never wanted to be famous.
As a star you never know when people are really serious.
The best player I've ever played against is Kobe Bryant. I have seen him do some stuff that is just unbelievable.
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