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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.
Steve Nash
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Steve Nash
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 7
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South Africa
Stephen John Nash
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You have to rely on your preparation. You got to really be passionate and try to prepare more than anyone else, and put yourself in a position to succeed, and when the moment comes you got to enjoy, relax, breathe and rely on your preparation so that you can perform and not be anxious or filled with doubt.
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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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