I was thinking the exact same thing. Also a good weapon to fool defenders. Back in high school I was guarding a guy just like Nash, only difference was that his eye was looking down to the ground, of course I was playing him off a littel bit giving some extra space all of a sudden he shots a 3 pointer and nothing but net....coach yelling at me why didn't you play the shot? im like DUDE! he as looking at the ground not a chance he caught a glimpse of the rim but 2 plays later i realized he was cross eyed
[FONT="]Steve Nash was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Nash doesn’t seem to want to speak of religion. Though he isn’t a celebrity we can just write-off as non-religious or apathetic to spiritual matters. Nash holds two degrees in philosophy and religion.1 So we can assume that he has a genuine interest in these matters. Perhaps it’s all intellectual, or maybe Nash learned that expressing one’s spiritual beliefs doesn’t serve any purpose. Whatever the case, he’s not talking about it.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The question & answer sites speculate widely, claiming Nash is a Mormon2 here and Catholic3 there. A MySpace page claiming to be the “official” Steve Nash page lists him as Catholic.[/FONT]
[FONT="]If any of you readers have definitive evidence, let us know.[/FONT]
[h=2]Politics from the key[/h][FONT="]Nash is a Canadian citizen, living and working in the U.S. Most of his political activity is oriented toward issues in the U.S. and most of them have a liberal bent.[/FONT]
[FONT="]He was an early opponent of America’s war in Iraq. During an MVP All-Star game in 2003, Nash took advantage of the media circus to present his views:[/FONT]
[FONT="]Nash is possibly the most political active basketball player in the NBA, and a powerful spokesperson for liberal ideology. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nash looked into a political career after retirement from basketball.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Nash doesn’t seem to want to speak of religion. Though he isn’t a celebrity we can just write-off as non-religious or apathetic to spiritual matters. Nash holds two degrees in philosophy and religion.1 So we can assume that he has a genuine interest in these matters. Perhaps it’s all intellectual, or maybe Nash learned that expressing one’s spiritual beliefs doesn’t serve any purpose. Whatever the case, he’s not talking about it.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The question & answer sites speculate widely, claiming Nash is a Mormon2 here and Catholic3 there. A MySpace page claiming to be the “official” Steve Nash page lists him as Catholic.[/FONT]
[FONT="]If any of you readers have definitive evidence, let us know.[/FONT]
[h=2]Politics from the key[/h][FONT="]Nash is a Canadian citizen, living and working in the U.S. Most of his political activity is oriented toward issues in the U.S. and most of them have a liberal bent.[/FONT]
[FONT="]He was an early opponent of America’s war in Iraq. During an MVP All-Star game in 2003, Nash took advantage of the media circus to present his views:[/FONT]
I believe that us going to war would be a mistake. Being a humanitarian, I think that war is wrong in 99.9 percent of all cases. I think it has much more to do with oil or some sort of distraction, because I don’t feel as though we should be worrying about Iraq.5
[FONT="]In 2010, Nash spoke out against Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070, which allowed Arizona law enforcement officers to stop people at-will and ask for their legal documents. Nash said:[/FONT]
The result of passing this law is that our basic principles of equal rights and protection under the law are being called into question…6
[FONT="]Finally, Nash has stated his support for marriage equality and the legalization of gay marriage. He made a video to express his views, where he said:[/FONT]
A growing number of professional athletes are speaking out in support of gay and lesbian couples getting married. I’m proud to one of them.7
[FONT="]Nash is a giant Obama supporter, even penning a long, heartfelt essay about what Obama means to him for Britain’s “The Guardian.”8 And after the instantly-infamous Newtown shootings,9 when the U.S. erupted in gun control rhetoric, Nash was retweeting pro-gun control tweets.10[/FONT]
[FONT="]Nash is possibly the most political active basketball player in the NBA, and a powerful spokesperson for liberal ideology. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nash looked into a political career after retirement from basketball.[/FONT]
