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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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Kids
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What really excited me at the end was the challenge of being the best I can be and prolonging my best level and playing against the best players in the world. But now that I don't have the opportunity to play against the best players in the world when it counts, in front of fans, it doesn't excite me as much.
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I have as much fun as anybody I know.
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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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We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East.
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You have good games, you have bad games. You have good years, you have bad years. I have always been kind of philosophical about that.
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I think it was wishful thinking of me to dream of being an NBA player. And once I made the NBA I dreamed of being an All-Star, but I never dreamed of being an MVP.
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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 try to only worry about things I have control over.
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We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once.
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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 only reason I don't do more is because, like all of us, we have busy lives.
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I really don't care about the response to my hair this is just how my hair is. I don't take care of it, or comb it, or put anything in it, or style it or anything. When people comment on it, it is funny to me that it draws such attention. It makes me realize how insignificant that sort of thing is.
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Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.
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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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The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast
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I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and wearing microphones may hinder development by straining the nature of relationships coaches and players have.
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You can't worry about things you have no control over.
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For the most part I try to just stay focused not on my play but on our team.
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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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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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