Dirk Nowitzki Talks About Changes Mark Cuban Made Post Joining Dallas  

It was anticipated that Mark Cuban, who acquired the Dallas Mavericks in January 2000, would revitalize a team that had missed the playoffs for nine years running. Cuban was, after all, a youthful, wealthy, and ardent hoops enthusiast.

Dirk Nowitzki Talks About Changes Mark Cuban Made Post Joining Dallas

However, the acquisition of the eccentric Dennis Rodman was his first major move as the new club owner, having taken over a month earlier. Cuban discussed his idea with his young franchise player Dirk Nowitzki before making it official.

According to Dirk Nowitzki, the Basketball Hall of Famer, one of Cuban’s favourite sayings is “How you do anything is how you do everything,” which he shared with GQ last month.

It’s powerful, Cuban explained, because it applies to every field, from sports and sales to computer programming and creative writing.

“Mark obviously has been a big influence on my career and my life as well,” Nowitzki stated.

“He bought the team in my second year and we’ve developed a great friendship and relationship and he was always my number one supporter when stuff was going right uh even off the floor he was there helping me out with stuff.

“So he was a big influence for me and he was always loyal to me. We’ve had a great friendship I mean I say this all the time… how many owners go to their best player’s bachelor party in Vegas? But he he was there.

“At the beginning he was literally so fired up when he bought the team. He was at every practice. at every road game.

“He was sitting in the player section on the plane. And so he was he was constantly around. And his energy and you know his savviness, how he carries himself kind, and also obviously carried that over to the team. So he was uh he was a big influence on me and on the Mavericks.”

“Whatever it may be, you’ve got to keep doing it and doing it,” said Cuban, who owns the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. “And it’s by effort. The more you do it, the better you get at it.”

“I was a big Chicago Bulls fan in the 90s, and he was one of my heroes,” Nowitzki said. “Cubes bought the team my second year, halfway through, and he’s like, ‘We need to make a splash here, and we need to get on the map. This is a cowboy’s town, and I want to bring the Mavericks back. I think I’m going to sign Dennis Rodman.’ We were like, ‘Are you serious?’ But he ended up doing it, and it was quite an experience.”

During an interview on the All The Smoke Showtime Basketball podcast, Dirk Nowitzki, a former player for the Mavericks, talked about the profound impact Cuban had on his life and career.

 

 

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