The Resource The great Nowitzki : basketball and the meaning of life, Thomas Pletzinger ; translated by Shane Anderson ; with photographs by Tobias Zielony
The great Nowitzki : basketball and the meaning of life, Thomas Pletzinger ; translated by Shane Anderson ; with photographs by Tobias Zielony
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The item The great Nowitzki : basketball and the meaning of life, Thomas Pletzinger ; translated by Shane Anderson ; with photographs by Tobias Zielony represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- "The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells the dramatic story of how a lanky kid from the German suburbs became a top-five all-time scorer and NBA champion. He profiles the revolutionary training methods developed by Holger Geschwindner, Dirk's enigmatic mentor and coach, whose philosophical insights on performance, creativity, and freedom shaped Dirk's game"--
- Language
-
- eng
- ger
- eng
- Extent
- 433 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Translation of: The great Nowitzki : das aussergewöhnliche Leben des grossen deutschen Sportlers
- Contents
-
- The finish line (Prologue)
- Dirk Nowitzki
- The path
- Fadeaway
- The goal
- It's a circus
- Old man game
- The finish line (Epilogue)
- Isbn
- 9781324003052
- Label
- The great Nowitzki : basketball and the meaning of life
- Title
- The great Nowitzki
- Title remainder
- basketball and the meaning of life
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas Pletzinger ; translated by Shane Anderson ; with photographs by Tobias Zielony
- Subject
-
- trueAthletic coaches
- trueBasketball
- trueBasketball -- Training
- trueBasketball players -- Germany
- Basketball players -- Germany -- Biography
- Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
- trueCompetition
- trueGermans in the United States
- Geschwindner, Holger, 1945-
- Nowitzki, Dirk, 1978-
- trueProfessional basketball players
- trueMentors
- Language
-
- eng
- ger
- eng
- Summary
- "The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells the dramatic story of how a lanky kid from the German suburbs became a top-five all-time scorer and NBA champion. He profiles the revolutionary training methods developed by Holger Geschwindner, Dirk's enigmatic mentor and coach, whose philosophical insights on performance, creativity, and freedom shaped Dirk's game"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 11048924
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1975-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pletzinger, Thomas
- Dewey number
-
- 796.323092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English, translated from the German
- LC call number
- GV884.N69
- LC item number
- P54 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1982-
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Anderson, Shane
- Zielony, Tobias
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Nowitzki, Dirk
- Geschwindner, Holger
- Basketball players
- Basketball players
- Basketball
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- basketball and the meaning of life
- Label
- The great Nowitzki : basketball and the meaning of life, Thomas Pletzinger ; translated by Shane Anderson ; with photographs by Tobias Zielony
- Note
- Translation of: The great Nowitzki : das aussergewöhnliche Leben des grossen deutschen Sportlers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-415) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The finish line (Prologue) -- Dirk Nowitzki -- The path -- Fadeaway -- The goal -- It's a circus -- Old man game -- The finish line (Epilogue)
- Control code
- 2021054509
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 433 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781324003052
- Lccn
- 2021054509
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1290490236
- Label
- The great Nowitzki : basketball and the meaning of life, Thomas Pletzinger ; translated by Shane Anderson ; with photographs by Tobias Zielony
- Note
- Translation of: The great Nowitzki : das aussergewöhnliche Leben des grossen deutschen Sportlers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-415) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The finish line (Prologue) -- Dirk Nowitzki -- The path -- Fadeaway -- The goal -- It's a circus -- Old man game -- The finish line (Epilogue)
- Control code
- 2021054509
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 433 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781324003052
- Lccn
- 2021054509
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1290490236
Subject
- trueAthletic coaches
- trueBasketball
- trueBasketball -- Training
- trueBasketball players -- Germany
- Basketball players -- Germany -- Biography
- Basketball players -- United States -- Biography
- trueCompetition
- trueGermans in the United States
- Geschwindner, Holger, 1945-
- Nowitzki, Dirk, 1978-
- trueProfessional basketball players
- trueMentors
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