LOS ANGELES — What makes Dirk Nowitzki tick? What is it that—in his 16th season as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, with 11 All-Star appearances, 12 All-NBA selections, an MVP and a championship under his belt—not only keeps Nowitzki going but has him performing among the league's elite yet again, at the age of 35, no less?
The answer, according to Mavs owner Mark Cuban, is his attitude. "'Don’t worry, bro. I’m a warrior.' That’s what he’ll always say," Cuban said while holding court with the media in the visitors' locker room prior to Dallas' 129-127 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 15. "'I’m a warrior. I’m a warrior. I’m going to get this **** done. I’m a warrior.'
"And you know, he’ll say stuff to get it off his chest or he’ll say stuff just to vent, but he’ll come back to the same words all the time, 'I’m a warrior.'"
Those three words constitute a key component of Nowitzki's core as a basketball player. He's fought through adversity of all stripes—injuries, doubts, criticisms and circumstantial chaos—to becom ...
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