Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central

Personal
Full name is Stephen John Nash… He and wife Alejandra have
twin daughters, Lola and Bella, born in October 2004… His father,
John, played professional soccer in South Africa and England…
Mother is Jean… Has one sister, Joann, who is married to San Jose
Shark Manny Malhotra… Brother, Martin, plays professional soccer
for the United Soccer League’s Vancouver Whitecaps and formerly
played first division in England and for the Canadian National Team…
Selected to carry the Olympic torch on its path to the 2010 winter
games in his home province... Was one of four Canadian sports legends
selected to light the cauldron at the opening ceremonies of the 2010
Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, along with Catriona LeMay Doan,
Nancy Green and Wayne Gretzky… Became the first Phoenix athlete
to be featured in got milk? milk mustache ad campaign, which
debuted in Dec. 2007… Steve Nash Foundation events have raised
over $1 million… Established the Steve Nash Foundation Charity
Classic, hosting the inaugural game on July 29, 2005… Hosted the
Steve Nash Roast, his first major fundraiser in Phoenix, in October
2007… The roast’s proceeds went to an initiative between Nash and the
governor’s office to benefit early childhood education and development
in Arizona… His foundation has teamed with the Whiteman Foundation,
Ibis Foundation of Arizona, Southwest Human Development and the Balsz
School District in Phoenix to create Educare Arizona with the goal of improving
outcomes for at-risk children and their families by dedicating funding and
resources to early childhood development... Broke ground on the Educare Arizona
Early Childhood Education and Health Center in Phoenix in the summer of 2010,
a facility that provides 200 low-income children with full-day, full-year care and
education... Helped raise over $2.5 million for the inaugural Yao/Nash Charity Gala
event, a charity basketball game in Sept. 2007 in Beijing, China… Annually hosts
the “Showdown in Chinatown,” a celebrity soccer game in the heart of New York
City to benefit the Steve Nash Foundation... Launched the bi-annual Showdown in
Vancouver in September 2009... Sponsor of the Steve Nash Youth Basketball League
in British Columbia that has grown to over 10,000 participants… In February 2008,
became an investor in the eight-team Women’s Professional Soccer League, which
debuted in spring 2009 with franchises in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles,
New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia…
Interest in filmmaking led to his own production company, “Meathawk”... Along
with cousin Ezra Holland and in conjunction with ESPN’s 30-for-30 documentary
series, co-directed “Into the Wind,” the story of Canadian hero Terry Fox, which
debuted at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival... Has also produced
and directed commercial spots for Nike, Vitamin Water and most recently EA
Sports... In 2007, opened the Steve Nash Sports Club in Vancouver, the first sports
gym to aspire to meet standards for energy conservation and environmentally friendly
practices… In Feb. 2008, debuted new Nike “Trash Talk” shoe, made from the wasted
manufacturing scraps of other shoes… The shoe, which went on sale to the public
on Earth Day 2009, is packaged in a box made entirely of recycled fiber... Feb. 2008
announced a partnership with Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest and
longest serving electric utility, to promote the company’s solar and renewable energy
initiatives… Has appeared in local television commercials for APS for those
initiatives... Appeared in photo ads for Make Poverty History, a global campaign against
poverty… Has been featured in advertisements for numerous corporate partners, including
Nike, Vitamin Water and Canadian-based computer manufacturer MDG Computers, Inc,
and used those proceeds to help fund a new intensive care post-operative pediatric
cardiology ward in Paraguay, where his wife grew up… During the summer of 2009,
opened a pre-cancer screening and treatment clinic in his wife’s native Paraguay...
That same summer, traveled to China with the NBA to serve as a judge in
American Idol-style basketball tryout in which the winner earned an opportunity
with an NBA D-League team... In August 2005, was named to Athlete Advisory
Boards of the Olympic Spirit Toronto, which has the world’s first and only
Olympic Discovery Center… Grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and
played hockey, lacrosse and soccer… An avid fan of English soccer,
his favorite club is Tottenham… Subject of the book “Long Shot:
Steve Nash’s Journey to the NBA,” by Jeff Rudd… Averaged 21.3
points, 11.2 assists and 9.1 rebounds as a senior at St. Michaels
University High in Victoria, British Columbia… His Santa Clara
No. 11 jersey was retired at his alma mater on Sept. 18, 2006, the
first jersey raised to the rafters at the Leavey Center… Born in
Johannesburg, South Africa and moved to Canada at the age of 18
months... stevenash.org.
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