Photo: Scott L from Los Angeles, United States of America / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Steve Nash is my favorite kind of great athlete: the one who wins with his mind. In a league built on overwhelming physical gifts, a slender point guard from Johannesburg by way of Canada took home back-to-back MVP awards by seeing passing angles nobody else could imagine. Those Phoenix Suns teams changed how basketball is played, and today's pace-and-space NBA owes him a real debt. I also rate him highly as a person, since the Kennedy Citizenship Award was no accident, and his second act as a coach, producer, and businessman shows the same curiosity that made him special. He is proof that intelligence and unselfishness can be a superpower.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Nash
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・ナッシュ
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・なっしゅ
- Born
- February 7, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Height
- 190 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player / film producer / basketball coach / businessperson
2. Background
- University
- St. Michaels University School
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- 2005 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 2005 All-NBA Team
- 2005 Best NBA Player ESPY Award
- 2006 NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- 2006 All-NBA Team
- 2007 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
- 2007 All-NBA Team
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Steve Nash born?
Born February 7, 1974 (age 52).
Where is Steve Nash from?
Steve Nash is from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
What does Steve Nash do?
Steve Nash works as basketball player, film producer, basketball coach, businessperson.
How tall is Steve Nash?
Steve Nash is 190 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.