Dirk Nowitzki Q &A



bellDirk Nowitzki

What is your favorite food?
any kind of Italian

What is your favorite movie?
Liar Liar

What is your favorite TV show?
Friends

What is your favorite book?
Lance Armstrong autobiography

What is your favorite vacation spot?
Carribean

Do you have any hobbies?
Playing in all sports, but especially tennis

How many hours a day do you spend playing basketball?
around 4 hours

If you could meet anybody, who would it be?
John McEnroe

Who was your childhood hero?
Scottie Pippen

Who is your favorite NBA player?
Tracy McGrady

Who is the toughest player to guard in the NBA?
Shaquille O'Neal

What do you want to do once your NBA career is over?
haven't thought that far ahead yet!

Do you have any fun plans for the summer?
Visit my family in Germany and play in the European Championships

Other Facts about Dirk Nowitzki:

  • Two time NBA All-Star
  • MVP of the 2002 World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis
  • On 5/6/02 became first Dallas player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated
  • Named Germany's Player of the Year in 1998 by Basket magazine
  • Member of the 1993 German Champion Bavarian Select team
  • In 1996, played for Wurzburg and also played on the German National Junior team, European Junior Select team, World Junior Select team and the German Under-22 National team
  • Is an ambidextrous shooter
  • Enjoys reading and playing the saxophone