101 Quotes by Dirk Nowitzki

This feeling to be on the best team of the world is just indescribable.

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.

I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister.

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'm not the kind of guy who just goes up to women.

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.

If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.

We made a lot of mistakes in the last couple of minutes. Hopefully, we'll learn from them.

Obviously, it would be great if we can hold home court. That's why you have it. But it's tough, especially when you're a good defensive team like Memphis. You can win anywhere, home or road.