Steve Nash Quotes

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Steve Nash

Profession : Athlete

Birth : February 7, 1974

The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans.

Steve Nash

The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.

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I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.

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People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me.

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My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball.

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Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

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My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

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My ideal day would be to get a good work out in, listen to music, talk to my family and friends on the phone, read and go to a good movie.

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My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends.

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You know, once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself.

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My parents are from north London, and so it's not like I'm some Yank who wants to make a profit out of football. I don't care about making money. I just want to see Spurs succeed and, if I can help, that's great.

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I think you can get too focused on the championship and forget how rewarding it is to be part of a team.

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I've always loved kids, but to have your own little munchkins is unlike anything else. It's the greatest form of love; it's challenging and scary, but so rewarding and exciting.

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I hope my kids learn to put themselves first.

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Play because it's fun, and not to become a pro. If your goal is to become pro, the best way to realize that is by loving what you do.

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The person who's had the biggest impact on my career is Rick Celebrini, the physiotherapist.

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I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learning and challenging myself. So it's just more fun that way, just to get out and try and do and learn and meet people and try to do something new.

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My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA.

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I've been lucky enough to play on NBA teams I really enjoy, teams where I've liked everybody and had fun, and had that college kind of experience with an NBA team. When you have that, and I don't know that everyone does, but when I've had it, that's what it's all about.

Steve Nash

I've always wanted to shoot a good percentage for my team, because I'm the point guard, and I can take fewer shots, still score more, so that I can get my teammates feeling good about themselves. That was always my feeling - that if I shoot a high percentage, I don't have to shoot a ton.

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