Dirk: Shut Up

Avery Johnson: “I'm tired of hearing about how they've taken him out of his [Dirk Nowitzki’s] game and any lack of confidence. You're just not supposed to have that, all right. I wasn't the best of players and didn't have the best of skills, but you were not going to shake my confidence.”

Avery’s translation: I had half Dirk’s size, I had half Dirk’s game, I had twice Dirk’s heart. Nowitzki, quit whining and score or renounce your Most Valuable Player status.