Steve Nash is a prominent representative of the National Basketball Association, in the 2000s his popularity reached its peak. Twice received the title of best player in various professional level competitions.
Biography
The future famous basketball player was born in early February, in 1974. Nash's homeland is South Africa, but when the boy was two years old, his parents decided to move to Canada. Since childhood, sports hobbies have been imposed on the child, the fact is that many members of the Steve family were active players in football.
But the young man took a different path, he chose basketball as his main sport. Already from school, he began to win his first victories. The guy managed to lead a basketball team in high school.
It is noteworthy that due to the Canadian origin, Steve faced great difficulties; for a long time they did not want to accept him into a professional team in the USA. With only the thirtieth attempt, the young man managed to “reach out” to the university teams, and he was accepted into one of them.
Career at NBA
In the late 90s, the guy made his debut at the National Basketball Association. He became the player of the fifteenth number in the popular team Phoenix. In a new role, his career did not advance in any way, a talented basketball player was practically not allowed to enter the field, most of the time he was sitting on the bench.
The second season in this team was a bit more successful, but Nash still could not claim the title of a good player. On average, he scored for his team about nine goals per match.
In 1998, Steve joined the Dallas, the coach of the new team did not doubt the beginner’s playing qualities and immediately allowed him to take the center position of the point guard. Unfortunately for the mentor, Nash did not show a decent result and, on this basis, very often began to take the position of a reserve player.
In the early 2000s, a conversation was held between Steve and the coaching staff of the team, during which the weaknesses of the basketball player's playing style were noted. Thanks to this, the guy quickly began to gain confidence and quickly achieved a stable result in the form of fifteen points for each match.
Due to the improvement in the quality of Nash’s game, in 2004 he was again taken to the Phoenix. There he fully revealed his potential, the team quickly began to gain momentum. A talented basketball player along with a professional tag began to steadily go far in the tournament bracket. Soon, Steve was twice recognized as the best player in the team.
