Dirk Nowitzki: Dallas, Dedication, and Determination

About this episode

Dirk Nowitzki shares memorable stories from his basketball career and discusses his new role as an NBA analyst and his foundation's work.

The Bush Center welcomed Dallas Mavericks legend and NBA Hall of Fame inductee, Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk joined us for a live recording of The Strategerist podcast to share with us memorable stories from the court, his new role as an NBA analyst, and his foundation’s work to provide positive experiences for children around the world.

People in this episode

Host: George W. Bush

Guest: Dirk Nowitzki

Topics covered

• sports
• basketball
• philanthropy
• personal stories
• media

Keywords

• Dirk Nowitzki
• Dallas Mavericks
• NBA
• Hall of Fame
• philanthropy
• children
• NBA analyst

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, NBA, Bush Center, NBA Hall of Fame

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