{"id":149677,"date":"2025-07-10T16:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=149677"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:48:03","slug":"dirk-nowitzkis-basketball-origin-story-and-the-achilles-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/10\/dirk-nowitzkis-basketball-origin-story-and-the-achilles-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirk Nowitzki\u2019s Basketball Origin Story And The Achilles Spike"},"content":{"rendered":"

GERMANY<\/strong> \u2013 Dirk Nowitzki\u2019s<\/a> origin story is one for the ages. Nowitzki’s origin story starts far from NBA arenas \u2014 in Germany\u2019s quiet suburbs. In a new Amazon Prime promo, the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> legend reflected on how this journey began.<\/p>\n

Dirk Nowitzki\u2019s Basketball Origin Story And The Achilles Spike<\/h2>\n
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May 19, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Former NBA player Dirk Nowitzki watches the game between the Dallas Wings and the Seattle Storm during the first half at College Park Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t sure whether my body and my skill level was ready for the NBA yet,\u201d Nowitzki said in the video. \u201cAs a German, I was always more negative. I was never really thinking that I could do this.\u201d Growing up in a humble middle-class family,\u00a0Nowitzki’s origin story did not scream future Hall of Famer. He was tall, awkward, and lanky. He first loved tennis, not basketball.<\/p>\n

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"As a German I was always more negative…I was never really thinking that I could do this."<\/p>\n

Dirk Nowitzki reminisces as he is set to join NBA on Prime this season \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n

(via @NBAonPrime<\/a>)pic.twitter.com\/YjAOxmsOA5<\/a><\/p>\n

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n