Steve Nash

I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learning and challenging myself. So it's just more fun that way, just to get out and try and do and learn and meet people and try to do something new.

What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not.

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

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.

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

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.

Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.

It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter.

I hope my kids learn to put themselves first.

My parents are from north London, and so it's not like I'm some Yank who wants to make a profit out of football. I don't care about making money. I just want to see Spurs succeed and, if I can help, that's great.

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

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