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" Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself. "
Steve Nash
Life
You
Believe In Yourself
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I realize that although I'd like to make films as a career after I'm done playing, I really love basketball; I really love my career, an opportunity to compete every day and to push myself physically, mentally and emotionally. "
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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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" I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others. "
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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 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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Listening
Home
Reading
" 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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" There are so many different ways to lead. The most important thing is to be genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself. "
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Day
People
" I try to go with the flow, and I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. I feel courageous enough to go outside myself and try something new, like everything in life. "
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Life
Enough
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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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Love
Back
Best
" 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. "
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Great
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" I usually settle into a routine during the season where I shoot for about 15 or 20 minutes before and after practice, and then do the whole practice. "
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Season
Settle
Shoot
" 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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Think
How
Forget
" What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not. "
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Just
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" The person who's had the biggest impact on my career is Rick Celebrini, the physiotherapist. "
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Had
Biggest
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" I used to collect hockey cards. It was like Vegas at my school. You'd go to school with your box of cards, and at recess and lunchtime there were all these games we'd play. "
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You
Cards
Hockey
" 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. "
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Now
Year
Work
" 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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You
Fun
Best
" We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing. "
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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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School
High School
" 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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Ups And Downs
Right
Classic
" I use a lot of balance training and functional training. Basically it's where you add an element of instability to a regular exercise. So whether it's on the physioball or the Bosu ball or just balancing on one leg, I try to incorporate an instable plane and/or movement to the exercise, so the body's doing two or more movements. "
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You
Body
Exercise
" The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you. "
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Front
You
Who
" My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball. "
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Basketball
Soccer
Friends
" It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter. "
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Us
Team
Important
" 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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I Can
Feeling
Teammates
" 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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Preparation
Moment
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" In the preseason, in the month of October, I work out almost every day, lifting weights for 20 or 30 minutes, and then during the season I usually lift weights twice a week, sometimes a little more. "
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October
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