Steve Nash Quotes

The fans in Dallas were hard on me my first year, but after having a great year last year they are now supporting me. It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me.

The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.

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

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

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.

You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity

Nothing is black-and-white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that’s why people gravitate to that so much.

It seems like my whole life I've been this little Canadian kid dreaming somebody would give me a chance.

I know what I can do and what I'm able to accomplish.

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

You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you're dealing with.

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

I'd love to go somewhere warm, somewhere near the beach and somewhere with a cool culture. It could be Hawaii, Cuba, South America - anywhere that has a cool culture and a beautiful climate.

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.

Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop.

I'm not going to retire because I want the money. We want honest athletes, but at the same time, you're going to have people saying, 'He's so greedy. He's made X amount of money, and he has to take that last little bit.' Yes, I do have to take that last little bit. I'm sorry if that is frustrating to some, but if they were in my shoes, they would do exactly the same thing.

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.

Its crazy! I'm watching Linsanity hoping every shot goes in. Hope I never grow up.

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.

You have the management team, coaching staff, film staff, analytics team, training staff and playing team, and you're trying to manage all that and it's overwhelming. And then you have the media responsibilities. I don't know that I help at all, but I would think my value would be to help provide more of a clear-headed view from the outside. It's not like I have huge opinions, but I do have my point of view and perspective.

My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

I love being part of a team, any team. Not just playing, but the camaraderie, the whole thing. It's just what I get off on.

I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly

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.

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.

Having a goal in your mind helps you manifest it in some way.

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.

We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.

If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job

My closest friends in the league are Dirk Nowitzki and Rex Chapman. Although I think Michael Finley and I will be friends forever.

I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.

I am not too accusatorial or defensive by nature. I have always been kind of philosophical about it, remembering that it is just a game. People take these things too seriously.

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.

For the most part I try to just stay focused not on my play but on our team.

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.

I'm playing; I'm here. I'm going to fight until they tell me they don't want me anymore.

That's the key to our team. We have so many weapons. You can just pick your poison.

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.

I hope my kids learn to put themselves first.

The guys that improve every year are those that are always adding something to their game.

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.

I feel very comfortable going at full speed.

Besides P.E., geography was my best class in high school. I was in this gifted class when I was younger, and it was wicked!

I don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can.

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.

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

The only reason I don't do more is because, like all of us, we have busy lives.

Professional athletes die twice.