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“If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.”

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German basketball player, a legendary NBA star known for his exceptional shooting skills and leadership. Nowitzki spent his entire career with the Dallas Mavericks, becoming one of the greatest players in the team's history. more

“I take my sport damned seriously. Basketball is my life. There are other people who go into important games as if they were any other game. I'm a brooder and I spend a lot of time thinking about my opponent, about the things he can do and about what I have to do to win. I don't think I'll ever be able to change that.”

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Author:Dirk Nowitzki

“I always try to do something nobody else has done.”

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“I think in terms of businesses, in terms of things that are really big and marry technology with entertainment. That's where I like to spend my time.”

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“Basketball gave me a lot, which is why I want to stay connected with this sport later on, maybe working with young people. But it would be more in the background. Being in the spotlight was never really my thing. I never wanted to be famous.”

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“Many in the American military have learned the fundamental dilemma of modern warfare: More money and better weapons don't mean that you win.”

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“I have hired a bodyguard, on the recommendation of my friends and the government. It's outrageous, having to live like this.”

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Author:Orhan Pamuk

“Istanbul is certainly in the process of transforming itself into an attractive cultural, tourist and financial center. But there are also millions of sad stories in this giant sea of immigration, poverty, misery and contradictions. So much anger, frustration and fury.”

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“I think it's horrible that we Turks are always seen under the aspect of Islam first. I am constantly asked about religion, and almost always with a negative undercurrent that makes me furious.”

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“National consciousness is truly a miraculous thing. When I am not in Turkey I feel even more Turkish than in Istanbul. But when I'm home my European side becomes more apparent.”

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“My decision to view the world through novels, as it were, which is a typically European way of looking at things, became a heavy burden for me. But I took it on consciously, even though it was torture for me.”

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Author:Orhan Pamuk

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