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Steve Nash: The Unlikely Ascent of a Superstar
From the authors of the national bestseller Leafs AbomiNation , the story behind the unpredictable success of an NBA great. With a new afterword for the paperback edition.
A small man in a big man's game, a white man in a game dominated by black men, a rare Canadian in a US-based industry, the unlikely rise of Steve Nash from Victoria high school to Hollywood hardwood is compelling proof that great things await those who refuse to accept less of themselves. Nearing the end of a nearly 2-decade Hall of Fame-bound career, Nash is a 2-time MVP, an 8-time all-star and wearer of one of the league's top-selling jerseys. And no one but Nash saw it coming.
With the combination of wit and comprehensive reporting that distinguished Leafs AbomiNation , Feschuk and Grange tell the extraordinary story of drive, confidence, commitment and learning to do without that post-game beer that turned an improbable NBA dream into the stuff of sporting legend. They convincingly bust a host of oft-repeated myths. That Nash has been an inferior athlete is he might have been one of the best athletes in the world, when factors like coordination, vision, balance and work ethic are given weight alongside size, speed and power. The myth that he overcame his upbringing in Canada to make it in the NBA is Growing up in Victoria, B.C., in the mid-1980s was more likely why he turned into the player he did.
Revealing, playful and a perfect read for any sports fan, Steve Nash is the inspiring story of the consummate athletic outlier.
A small man in a big man's game, a white man in a game dominated by black men, a rare Canadian in a US-based industry, the unlikely rise of Steve Nash from Victoria high school to Hollywood hardwood is compelling proof that great things await those who refuse to accept less of themselves. Nearing the end of a nearly 2-decade Hall of Fame-bound career, Nash is a 2-time MVP, an 8-time all-star and wearer of one of the league's top-selling jerseys. And no one but Nash saw it coming.
With the combination of wit and comprehensive reporting that distinguished Leafs AbomiNation , Feschuk and Grange tell the extraordinary story of drive, confidence, commitment and learning to do without that post-game beer that turned an improbable NBA dream into the stuff of sporting legend. They convincingly bust a host of oft-repeated myths. That Nash has been an inferior athlete is he might have been one of the best athletes in the world, when factors like coordination, vision, balance and work ethic are given weight alongside size, speed and power. The myth that he overcame his upbringing in Canada to make it in the NBA is Growing up in Victoria, B.C., in the mid-1980s was more likely why he turned into the player he did.
Revealing, playful and a perfect read for any sports fan, Steve Nash is the inspiring story of the consummate athletic outlier.
219 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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February 15, 2020
Ok read but noticed some inaccuracies
June 25, 2025
amazing job detailing key events. author did great job at looking her than the surface
February 23, 2015
Written by two Canadian authors, Nash's story in this book is more about the person than the player. Born in South Africa but raised primarily in Victoria, B.C., Nash played his college basketball at Santa Clara followed by a long NBA career. But the emphasis here seems to be on sharing his wealth and expertise in his home country. His Canadian background is evident in the way he always wanted to include everyone on the court. Not the best writing, and it's too back there was not more of a narrative of a Hall of Fame basketball career.
April 22, 2014
Admittedly I was a big Steve Nash fan before reading this book so I'm sure I'm a bit biased but I still thought it was pretty well written, easy to read (after all it was written by two newspaper writers so....) and provided some interesting new stories about Captain Canada that I didn't know previously. Overall I'd recommend this for any Canadian basketball fan.
February 10, 2015
The writers take the time to go back to Victoria and Nash's early, formative days. Equally good at writing about the basketball people (although very little about his family) and the skills and tactics that made Nash Nash. The signing with the Lakers does make for a sad ending...
May 3, 2015
Steve Nash is a true legend & inspiration...quick & readable!
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