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I hope my kids learn to put themselves first.

Steve Nash

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Steve Nash
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: February 7
Basketball Player
Film Director
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Stephen John Nash
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Sometimes I'm very impatient. I also feel the need to please everyone, which is unnecessary and impossible.
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I was never supposed to play in college, let alone the NBA, so I always feel like I have something to prove. No one ever expected me to be here, so that feeling of being an underdog is ingrained in me. It's a natural part of my consciousness.
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We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East.
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I am thrilled to be an Olympian, and I think that although we will be underdogs we can beat many teams and will be a surprise in Sydney.
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I have as much fun as anybody I know.
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I try to only worry about things I have control over.
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I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium.
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I know what I can do and what I'm able to accomplish.
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It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.
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The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast
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My closest friends in the league are Dirk Nowitzki and Rex Chapman. Although I think Michael Finley and I will be friends forever.
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We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.
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I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.
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We've got very few bodies right now so we were tired, but we've also got a lot of character and we want to win.
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My goal is to eliminate positions where I can't function.
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It seems like my whole life I've been this little Canadian kid dreaming somebody would give me a chance.
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My approach has been that a player with determination and a willingness to work harder than anyone else can accomplish anything. It's a simple formula. I've found it works.
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I know that to be a good player, you have to stay healthy, and you have to be as athletic as you can possibly be.
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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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Well, my favorite band is Radiohead. But, you know, I am pretty fascinated in general with music. I love music. It is definitely an interest.
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