{"product_id":"steve-nash-dave-feschuk-9780307359483","title":"Steve Nash: The Unlikely Ascent of a Superstar","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the authors of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eLeafs AbomiNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the story behind the unpredictable success of an NBA great. With a new afterword for the paperback edition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e With the combination of wit and comprehensive reporting that distinguished \u003ci\u003eLeafs AbomiNation\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 one: 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 another: Growing up in Victoria, B.C., in the mid-1980s was more likely \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e he turned into the player he did.\u003cbr\u003e Revealing, playful and a perfect read for any sports fan, \u003ci\u003eSteve Nash\u003c\/i\u003e is the inspiring story of the consummate athletic outlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Feschuk,Michael Grange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307359484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307359483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Dave Feschuk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437887860991,"sku":"9780307359483","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9aee707f-9e6b-41fa-8142-8f946d731316.jpg?v=1777167450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steve-nash-dave-feschuk-9780307359483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}