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After 14 years in the NBA, German-born Dirk Nowitzki is an 11-time All-Star and the Dallas Mavericks' all-time leading scorer. After missing the first two months of the 2012-13 season due to injury, Nowitzki is averaging 13.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.

What was the most unrealistic New Year’s resolution you ever made?

To be a better person. I try, but it’s hard.

What is the biggest misconception about you?

That I have no personality.

Who would you say is the most media-savvy athlete?

Jason Kidd. He’s very intelligent, very smart and has a great vocabulary.

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In 2010, FC Dallas erected a statue of Lamar Hunt -- the late former owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, the man who made famous the term "Super Bowl" and the American soccer pioneer who ran Major League Soccer's North Texas club, among others.

Said Norma Hunt, Lamar's wife: "[Artist Bruce Wolfe] got it dead right, we feel. It's just a wonderful representation of Lamar."

But the club wasn't finished. In an aim to create traditions at the soccer-specific FC Dallas Stadium, the staff had an idea: Put a scarf on the statue before every home MLS game, and bring in an important figure to do the honors each time.

Important like Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, pictured above and seen in action below. Or U.S. men's national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Or Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. And of course, members of Hunt's family.

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