The article talks about all of Steve's success off court, his "Global Win's" with his Steve Nash Foundation which he started in 2001 which "serves “underserved” children, an important distinction from “underprivileged,” he says. “Every child deserves basic accommodations, food, shelter and care,” Nash explains. “It’s not a ‘privilege’ as much as a right. So that’s why we say these children are ‘underserved’ their basic needs.”
Some of you may not know but Steve Nash has "A Passion for Learning"! Where did you think he got those unbelievable marketing skills from? "Nash really has a knack for marketing and advertising. His experience several years ago as an unpaid intern at New York ad agency Deutsch Inc. (the Donnie Deutsch-founded agency created this year’s Super Bowl favorite, the Volkswagen mini- Darth commercial) gave him the footing he needed to be a “legitimate” force in the marketing world"
Steve Nash is also a "Sixty Million Dollar Man", Nash probably isn't far from actually being a $60 million dollar man with all these smart business ventures! "Nash founded the social media company Apoko with fellow NBA star Baron Davis to help professional athletes manage their personal brands and understand what their social-media strategy should and shouldn’t be (Charlie Sheen, anyone?). Nash also has an ownership stake in Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps, for which his brother, Martin , plays. He most recently partnered with Deutsch Inc. ad agency executive Michael Duda to form a new venture capital company, Consigliere, which will invest in startup companies in sports, technology and other sectors." Some of you may remember those Nike commercials Nash did for his Nike Trash Talk shoes in 2009 for Earth Day. If not here's a refresher!
We all know Steve Nash has the ability to "Making Others Better"he's making people better on and off the court as well! "Nash inherited athletic ability from his professional soccer player father (his brother, Martin, went on to play professional soccer, as well) but learned work ethic from both his parents. “If I had to pick one reason why I made it to the NBA, it would have to be that I worked hard,” Nash says. Sounds cliché perhaps, but hard work really was the factor that launched him to the NBA and propelled him to be among the elite players in the league today. An understated, and perhaps, underrated, star on the basketball court, Nash is a seven-time All-Star named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. Charles Barkley writes of the guard, “What has he taught us? It pays to be selfless. You can be content just to make the players around you better.” That’s what he does. He’s good at making others better."
To a regular sports fan they may just think of Steve Nash "Just a ‘Short, White, Canadian Kid’" well there is some truth to that statement, he is considered short compared to the typical NBA player, he is a proud Canadian in the NBA and he is just a white kid! Nash had dreams of playing division 1 basketball in college but many people doubted him. What set him aside from other division 1 basketball players was his work ethic, you would never find someone so hard working and driven as Nash. Before or after a game or practice he was in the gym. His work ethic was beyond his years and helped him all the way to his two back-to-back MVP's! "If his talent didn’t speak loudly enough for him, his work ethic did. In college, although he struggled against players of larger stature, he possessed a work ethic beyond his years. "
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