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We suppose, had we put two and two together, we could have seen this coming. In a way, it has a certain spectacular cosmic inevitability.
From an interview, here's Mavericks superstar Dirk Nowitzki talking about what calms him down at the free throw line.
"You just try to relax. There are a lot of things going through your mind. I try to sing sometimes to kind of take the pressure off." Smiling wide and laughing loud, he said the song was David Hasselhoff's "Looking For Freedom," a big hit when he was a kid in Germany.
If the Dallas Mavericks end up winning the NBA championship, we could be looking at David Stern handing the trophy to Mark Cuban's billion-dollar penis and Dirk Nowitzki shouting out his thanks to David Hasselhoff.
As far as celebrity-athlete pairings go, it's not quite as crazy as this one, but it's awfully damned close.
Dirk Loves Hasselhoff [Mr. Irrelevant]
How Can We Be Lovers If We Can't Be Friends? [Deadspin]
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did you know that Peyton Manning's snap counts are all based on Kenny Chesney songs? will we be hearing Hasselhoff on SBL? cause that would be super.
It only goes to prove Norm MacDonald's point: Germans love David Hasselhoff.
Umm, Hasselhoff is naked and there is a dog on his crotch. How bad do you feel for that dog right now?
Re: That photo. Where's the SPCA when you need them?
I'm pretty sure I remember him singing this on top of the Berlin Wall the weekend it came down: One morning in june some twenty years ago I was born a rich man's son I had everything that money could buy But freedom - I had none I've been lookin' for freedom I've been lookin' so long I've been lookin' for freedom Still the search goes on I've been lookin' for freedom Since I left my home town I've been lookin' for freedom Still it can't be found I headed down the track, my baggage on my back I left the city far behind Walkin' down the road, with my heavy load Tryin' to find some peace of mind Father said you'll be sorry, son, If you leave your home this way And when you realize the freedom money buys You'll come running home some day I paid a lotta dues, had plenty to lose Travelling across the land Worked on a farm, got some muscle in my arm But still I'm not a self-made man I'll be on the run for many years to come I'll be searching door to door But, given some time, some day I'm gonna find The freedom I've been searchin' for
He tore down the Berlin Wall, he wore a jacket with blinking Christmas lights on them and didn't get shot, he's going to will the Mavericks to the NBA title ... Hasselhoff can do anything, damn it! ANYTHING!
Nowitzhoff is even more intriguing than Chessning.
Is it just me, or does Mr. Hasselhoff seem to be putting most of his body weight on that dog? So we can add that to his resume - huge in Germany, and lies naked on small wrinkly dogs.
My god, Hasselhoff is hung like a large wrinkled puppy.
I thought it was Spongebob Squareparts that "rode the Hasselhof", not Shar-pei puppies. Color me disturbed.
Yes, UM, we're definitely playing this song on SBL tomorrow.
scott- fantastic work
Do not mock the Hasselhoff. The Cold War wouldn't have ended if not for the Hoff.
You're with me, doggie Sorry had to do it. That Hasselhoff picture is revolting and this is coming from the person who emailed the entire Hasselhoff calendar to Deadspin a couple months ago.
Won't someone please think of the puppies!!
Scott is the winner.
I think I'm going to be sick. And what is he doing with his right arm?
I'm not as ashamed as I should be that I have a Hasselhoff music video collection (from Germany, natch) and 2 CDs of the Hass' fine work. Okay, no, I am REALLY ashamed.
Well if you are going to do that to a puppy, it should definitley be a pedigree. Kudos to you Mr. Hasselholf on your fine selection.
when hasselhof gets excited that dog is the size of a pit bull
"Turbo boost, KITT. I've got to jump this dog!"
Does Hasslehoff have any clue how bizarre and wrong that photo is? Why would he agree to that? Ad Guy: "David, we'd like you to pose naked with a bunch of puppies." The Hoff: "Ok." Ad Guy: "Great. After that, we'd like to get a couple of shots of you punching toddlers." The Hoff: "Sure. Sounds good." Ad Guy: "Beautiful. Any chance of you rubbing cold cream on your crotch while holding up the periodic table?" The Hoff: "Yeah, that's fine."
Pope, I laughed out loud each of three times I read that comment. Thanks.
David Hasselhoff is the new Chuck Norris. For example: David Hasselhoff single-handedly brought down the Berlin Wall. He sang to it, and it was so overwhelmed with emotion, it melted into a puddle of clay.
Don't like the Nowitzhoff moniker. May I suggest Hasseldirk?
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