Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki credits Steve Nash, Michael Finley for showing him
to be a leader on and off the court
by Paolo Songco
May 5, 2019
Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was not always the wise leader younger
players looked up to. Coming from a European culture, he too was once
unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the league, and even moreso, of the
prerequisites needed for becoming his team’s undisputed leader both on and
off the court.
達拉斯獨行俠傳奇球星Dirk Nowitzki並不是個老是被年輕球員推崇的明智領袖，
除了本身來自歐洲之外，他也曾經不熟悉這個聯盟的運作方式，
甚至不熟悉如何在場內場外成為無可爭議的領袖所必備的先決條件。
Nowitzki recently shed some light on this particular journey of his, sharing
how former teammates Steve Nash and Michael Finley helped him become the
highly regarded player he once was in the Mavs’ locker room:
近日接受訪問時，Dirk分享了前隊友Steve Nash & Michael Finley如何幫助他
成為在休息室內被高度期待的人物。
“They really showed me how to be a true pro on the court and work hard, but
also be a great leader in the community and have a foundation and be active
and make a difference in the community, so I always thank those two guys,”
Nowitzki said, via Dwain Price of Mavs.com. “I came here (from Germany) as
a kid really — when I was 20 years old — and I didn’t really know anybody,
and I learned to love this place.
Dirk接受達拉斯官網記者Dwain Price的採訪時表示：
「他們(Nash & Finley)向我展示了如何在場上成為一名真正的職業球員，
並且努力工作，他們還讓我學會如何成為團體中的領導者，建立起自己的人脈，
積極參與團體事務並成為一名對團體有影響力的人。所以我一直很感謝他們。
我從德國來到這裡還只是個孩子，當時我只有20歲，那時我誰也不認識，
接著我開始學習去愛上這個地方。」
“I had some great role models on the team that I wanted to strive to be like
them.”
「在球隊中我有一些偉大的學習榜樣，我想要像他們一樣努力不懈。」
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