Saturday, December 31, 2011

Behind The Scenes Look At The NBA's Best Player, Steve Nash

!±8± Behind The Scenes Look At The NBA's Best Player, Steve Nash

Steve Nash has accomplished more in his NBA career than most players could ever dream of. After two phenomenal seasons as the league's MVP, Nash is making a run at his third straight award. He would join a microscopic list of players who have ever accomplished this feat. This elite group includes only Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Larry Bird. What makes this Canadian hoopster tick? How does he crank out career-type games night after night? What does he know that the rest of the league doesn't?

Nash is leading his Phoenix Suns to a 44-14 (76%) mark this season, bested only by the Dallas Mavericks. Nightly he contributes 18.9 points, 11.8 assists, and 3.3 rebounds to his fast breaking team. He is the engine that moves this Western Conference scoring machine.

So what is it about Steve Nash that makes him the best players in the NBA for the last 2 plus years? The following is a collection of thoughts, quotes, and opinions on what makes Steve Nash tick.

Eye-hand coordination---Steve Nash has demonstrated amazing hand-eye coordination, agility and balance that allow him to make shots from nearly impossible angles. As a youngster, Nash was a talented soccer and hockey player and both his father and brother played professional soccer.Athletic---TV analyst Bill Walton calls Nash the most "unathletic player" in the NBA. I wonder how Nash, playing in the ultra-athletic NBA, can be named its best player being UNathletic? Personally, I loved Walton as a player, but maybe the wear and tear of 500 Grateful Dead concerts is taking its toll.Drive---Some athletes are driven by a life of poverty with the NBA representing their ticket to freedom. Nash's fierce determination seems to come from an entirely different place. Of course, exactly what motivates him remains a mystery, even to his family. "How do you explain where drive comes from?" Nash's brother Martin told Sports Illustrated. "You can't."Anticipation---Nash played high school ball at St. Michaels University School in Victoria, British Columbia. "He was always two steps, three steps ahead of what was happening on the court," his high school coach says. Nash says, "I kind of just think it's the way I am. It's an ability to be aware of what's going on around you, and I think some people are just aware more continuously than others. You're kind of able to keep a running dialogue of what's happening around you rather than it being fragmented and segmental."Ball Handling---What makes Nash's ball-handling skills so lethal is a combination of traits that range from talent to an unparalleled work ethic. His vision and his relationship with teammates also play a role. Early athletic experience---"I've always thought soccer was a good explanation of who he is as a basketball players,' said brother, Martin, 29, a professional soccer player in Canada. "Soccer is not a sport where you can be an individual. The role he played in soccer, playmaker, basically the point guard, is kind of the role he played in every sport, from rugby to lacrosse to hockey."Vision---Nash has great vision on the court. Nash sees the court so well and his incredible decision making helps him determine whether to drive the lane or pass. Top Physical Condition---Nash is in the best shape of his career. He credits a program designed by Vancouver physiotherapist Rick Celebrini that is training tied to practical basketball moves. For more than a month last summer, the two met five of six times a week for five hours a day. "I can honestly say that in the 13 years I've been doing this, and that includes all the Olympic athletes I've trained, I've never met a person more committed to his sport than he is," says Celebrini.Leadership---"I don't mind at all taking responsibility for a loss, but I do mind not giving myself and my team and chance to win," Nash said. "Sometimes you have to put yourself on the line. I feel much better at night if people are pointing a finger at me for not getting the job done than if I'm pointing the finger at me for not getting the job done than if I'm pointing the finger at myself because I didn't try to step up. That's the stuff that eats at you."Playmaker---He is deceptively quick, resourceful, and great shooter, able to penetrate, a master playmaker, and a pinpoint passer. Unselfish---There are scorers, fellas, and there are passers. Steve Nash isn't just a scorer, fellas, he's a scorer and a passer, fellas!With great interest I will watch the rest of the NBA season and playoffs. Racing for an NBA title will be Steve Nash's ultimate goal. Becoming the NBA's best player along the way for the third straight season would be miraculous on top of it all!


Behind The Scenes Look At The NBA's Best Player, Steve Nash

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Sports Slogans - Letting the World See How You Feel

!±8± Sports Slogans - Letting the World See How You Feel

The world of sports has long been one of the most colorful with hundreds of different quotes coming from coaches, fans and the players themselves as they give television and newspaper interviews. In many cases the quotes have been turned into inspirational slogans that have gone on to be used by many amateur teams as they power their way through to their own victories. For some reason the sport of basketball seems to be one that generates a very large number of these sayings.

The Importance of Slogans in Sports

Basketball, like any sport depends on teamwork to win games, good slogans can be used to drive home a point or as a chant in the stands as the teams fan cheer them on. Whether they come from quotes that are used time and again or were created just for the team, the idea behind a good slogan is to unify the team and urge them to do better. It will give them a sense of pride in themselves and their team that nothing else can come close to.

A team's slogan is not always designed for them; in many cases you will find that they are designed specifically to intimidate their rivals. Some of the better ones in this category include "Your loss is my game" and "Our blood, Our sweat and Your tears." In the end it really does not matter what the slogans being used have to say in basketball or any other sport, it is that every member of the team is wearing the same one that creates unity. It is this unity that wins games.

Can I Quote You On That?

Other than politicians, no one else in the world is quoted more frequently than professional athletes. You will find quotes from basketball players and those from other sports everywhere you look in the sporting world. For the most part the average quote is inspirational and very positive. In some cases such as this quote from legendary superstar Magic Johnson " All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody to believe in them" has inspired thousands of kids who thought they had no future to become very successful athletes.

There are literally thousands of quotes that can be applied everyday life and you will find them displayed everywhere you go. Many people take these quotes and have them printed on t-shirts that they can wear to the games to show their support for a particular player. Others have them displayed with a picture of the quoted player in their home or office as a source of inspiration. Not all quotes are serious and this is the perfect one to leave you with from basketball great Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain "They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you that practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds."


Sports Slogans - Letting the World See How You Feel

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Canvas Gallery Wrap It's All in the Game (Basketball Quotes) Sports Poster- 24x36 by Rich and Framous

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Funny Basketball Sayings

!±8± Funny Basketball Sayings

What makes a saying funny? What makes a quote funny? In sports it is usually because it is outrageous, but there are other reasons. I will give you my top 5 funny basketball sayings or quotes, whatever you want to call them, and you can decide what makes them funny. So take a break from your daily basketball drills and practices and read these. And yes, if you were wondering if it is okay to have fun mixed when basketball, it is. Actually, it is fantastic. Isn't that what the point of playing is? Now, when you are done laughing about these quotes get back to the court and be invigorated to bring your basketball game to the next levels.

5. "Some things you just can't question. Like you can't question why two plus two is four. So don't question it, don't try to look it up. I don't know who made it, all I know is it was put in my head that two plus two is four. So certain things happen. Why does it rain? Why am I so sexy? I don't know." -Shaquille O'Neal

4. "These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it." -Charles Barkley

3. I believe in higher education. You know, 6'8", 6'9", 6'10" -David Games

2. When the coach of Marquette was asked on how to make the game more exiting he came back with this answer, "Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the basketball, limit the height of the players to 5 feet 9 inches, bring back the centre jump, allow taxi drivers in for free and allow the players to carry guns.-Al Mcguire

1. "They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." -Wilt Chamberlin

I hope that these quotes gave your basketball game that extra boost you needed, especially if you were struggling. Sometimes the best medicine is laughter, so that is what I hope that I gave you. Some much needed laughter to help you game out and help you rekindle that love you had for basketball because of the joy that it bring to you. Yeah, and I have decided that what makes a basketball quote funny, something that all basketball players have experience. Like the last one. Everyone tells you that practice makes perfect, bla bla bla. Then that same person will tell you that no one is perfect. That can frustrate you, but if you are focusing on have fun, you will be fine.


Funny Basketball Sayings

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