It Isn't About the Swoosh, It's About Nash

I'm always the last one to discover these sorts of things, but that's okay. At least I discover them... eventually.

It seems Steve Nash isn't just an outstanding basketball player, he's also a pretty good filmmaker, too. He produced this commercial for Nike. It's called "Training Day".

It features a mix of clips showing his typical daily workout, which involves soccer, skateboarding, shooting hoops, and playing tennis. There are also a few seconds of home videos showing him playing soccer when he was a toddler.

If this had been shown during the Super Bowl, it would have ranked as one of my favorites.

He may have made it for a company that only wants to sell shoes, but to me, it's a commercial selling him. It isn't about the swoosh, it's about Nash.

It's only a short piece of film, but it's inspirational and makes me a bigger Nash fan than before.

And just because I want to have it written somewhere, here is the script...

You spend so many hours by yourself, shooting. A lot of stuff goes through your mind.

You try to incorporate everyone on the field in some way, whether you're trying to deceive half of them or accentuate half of them. It makes the game a lot more fun. It's such a creative outlet to try and encompass all of those different moving parts.

The passion and the appreciation for the finer points of soccer easily translated to basketball.

If you want to be good, you've got to practice.