Dallas Mavericks Unveil Statue Honoring Dirk Nowitzki

Xyoo 2019, tom qab Dirk Nowitzki ua si nws qhov kev ua si hauv tsev zaum kawg nrog Dallas Mavericks, pab pawg tswv xeev Mark Cuban tau hais tias, "Kuv cog lus rau koj, peb yuav muab tus pej thuam loj tshaj plaws, feem ntau phem tshaj puas tau, thiab peb yuav muab tso rau pem hauv ntej ntawm lub chaw ua yeeb yam. ” Peb xyoos tom qab ntawd, Cuban thiab Mavericks tau ua zoo rau qhov kev cog lus ntawd.

Nyob rau hauv ib lub koob tsheej tau tuav cov kauj ruam deb ntawm Nowitzki Way, txoj kev nyob ze ntawm American Airlines Center muaj npe tom qab Mavericks lus dab neeg, pab pawg neeg ua haujlwm, tam sim no thiab yav dhau los cov neeg ua si Dallas, cov thawj coj hauv zos thiab ntau pua tus kiv cua tau sib sau ua ke rau thaum sawv ntxov Christmas txias. Lawv txhua tus tau saib raws li Nowitzki tus pej thuam tau nthuav tawm.

"Hnub no yuav ua li cas, lub koob meej loj no yuav tsis muaj kuv tsev neeg nyob ntawm no," Nowitzki tau hais thaum lub sijhawm nthuav tawm. “Ua tsaug rau cov neeg tuaj txog ntawm no, rau txhua qhov kev txhawb nqa no. Qhov no kuj yog rau koj hais mav. Kuv xav tias dab tsi ua rau qhov tshwj xeeb yog peb muaj peb tiam ntawm Nowitzkis hnub no. Qhov no yuav nyob ntawm no ntev tom qab peb tau ploj mus, thiab lwm tiam neeg tuaj yeem tuaj ntawm no thiab txaus siab. "

Kev ua haujlwm ntawm tus pej thuam tau ua tiav rau ob peb xyoos, tsawg kawg. Nowitzki thiab nws tus kheej tus kws qhia thiab tus cob qhia, Holger Gerschwinder, ua haujlwm nrog tus kws kos duab Omri Amrany los ntes Nowitzki kos npe ib-legged fadeaway dhia txhaj tshuaj.

"Peb tau pib nrog kev nkag siab txog qhov kev txhaj tshuaj tsis zoo txhais tau li cas ntawm tib neeg lub cev," Amrany tau hais hauv daim vis dis aus qhia thaum lub sijhawm ua koob tsheej. "Peb tau muab [ing] kev qhia ntawm tib neeg lub cev rau hauv cov hlau. Peb tsuas yog tsom rau kev tshem tawm lub ntiajteb txawj nqus. Koj ua txhua yam saum toj no nrog cov neeg ua yeeb yam zoo heev uas koj cob qhia, thiab lawv dhau los ua tus tswv lawv tus kheej. "

Thaum nws 21-xyoo txoj haujlwm nrog Mavericks, Nowitzki tau teeb tsa yuav luag txhua cov ntaub ntawv franchise thiab tau nce los ntawm qib ntawm NBA cov ntaub ntawv sau tseg. Nws yog tus thib rau tus qhab nia siab tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm kev sib tw, tus qhab nia siab tshaj plaws-yug txawv teb chaws hauv NBA keeb kwm, 14-lub sijhawm NBA All-Star, 12-lub sijhawm All-NBA xaiv, MVP, Finals MVP thiab NBA Champion.

Txoj cai lij choj yog ib qho khoom plig zoo rau Nowitzki txoj haujlwm thiab keeb kwm. Raws li kev ua tiav, cov ntawv sau rau ntawm cov duab puab embodies tag nrho cov uas Nowitzki sawv cev rau franchise thiab lub nroog uas txhawb nws rau ob xyoo lawm.

Nowitzki hais tias, "Kuv yuav tso koj cov motto uas nws hais nyob rau sab xis nyob rau hauv kuv lub npe, nyob rau sab ntawm lub hauv paus," Nowitzki hais tias, taw tes rau nws bronze zoo li. "Nws yog 21 tsab ntawv rau 21 xyoo, thiab kuv xav tias nws suav nrog kuv txoj haujlwm ntawm no rau Dallas Mavericks zoo kawg nkaus. Nws hais tias, 'Kev ncaj ncees yeej tsis ploj mus.'