Dirk Nowitzki Quotes

I'm not a super dribbler.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

Rondo is great with the steals, also on offense with the passing and court vision.

I always enjoy when CJ gets rolling because it's not just the fact that he's doing it for our team; it's the way it looks. Smooth. Crossovers. Crafty. Tough shots.

I am very confident in my game, whether I'm shooting, driving or creating for my teammates.

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice and take off some minutes in games.

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.

I know that people know me for my dunks, but if you've seen me play you know that's just one part of my game.

I was a forward, a center my whole life.

I think I play well getting up and down the court.

In college, I got better at playing the 2, kind of got a feel for it coming off screens, found my rhythm. Before that I was a natural point guard.

People aren't used to guarding this kind of size and I'm able to add a little finesse to my game so it has flavor and I'm a playmaker so I can create for my teammates and when I have to finish I'm gonna finish.

I have a pretty good idea of what makes NBA players great - especially at the different positions, and where the biggest problems lie that you have to address in defending those people.

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

I love playing center.

If you ask the guys I played with when I was little, they'll all tell you the same thing. All I did was catch and shoot. I didn't do anything else.

I can shoot the basketball, I can get to the basket.

I'm just a basketball player. There's so much I can do on the floor.

Call me whatever you want, but I'm eventually going to play like a power forward.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

It's very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want to be a good basketball player.

I played point guard my whole life.

My on-the-court game was ordinary. I had a jumper but needed screens. I could go right but not left.

I remember Michael dribbling at the top of the key. Everybody knew to just get the hell out of his way.