“He was just crafty.” – Stephen Jackson
“Crafty. That’s another word for ‘white.’ I was hella white, too.” – Steve Nash.
Big laughs ensued.
The two-time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer used a few more words in an interview with Jackson and Matt Barnes on Showtime’s “All The Smoke” that led to him becoming one of the game’s best point guards ever.
Passion. Sacrifices.
Always learning.
Underdog mentality.
“Never took my foot off the gas,” Nash said. “Just worked and worked every single day. Stacked days and weeks and years on top of each other.