What I did not want to happen under any circumstance was to say goodbye and be sitting at home, thinking 'damn, you would really like to play now. Why did you do this', but my body was not good. To be honest my foot where I had surgery last year was not well throughout the year. I knew it would not be getting any better.

Dirk Nowitzki

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Make mistakes and make bad decisions: you learn from them. by Dirk Nowitzki

Make mistakes and make bad decisions: you learn from them.

mistakes decisions bad you

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.

award eyes tears winning

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.

day me work love

I may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mental... by Dirk Nowitzki

I may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mentally I'm right up there.

i-may-not right think tough

Money isn't something I play for. I want to compete. I want to wi... by Dirk Nowitzki

Money isn't something I play for. I want to compete. I want to win.

win money want play

I want to see myself as a student. Keep learning, keep improving,... by Dirk Nowitzki

I want to see myself as a student. Keep learning, keep improving, keep your eyes and ears open.

eyes see myself learning

I love to play, and I love the sport, but I don't play it to gain... by Dirk Nowitzki

I love to play, and I love the sport, but I don't play it to gain popularity.

gain popularity play love

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.

city ready tough time

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.

game blur worst media

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.

lie yourself you gym

I think I can always shoot 3s. I think I can shoot 3s when I'm 60... by Dirk Nowitzki

I think I can always shoot 3s. I think I can shoot 3s when I'm 60.

shoot think always i-can

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?'

drive you dad home

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.

best try you food

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.

burger mcdonald never think

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team. by Dirk Nowitzki

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.

you always team want