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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Suns inducted Steve Nash into the organization\u2019s Ring of Honor on Friday, a recognition bestowed upon influential front-office executives, coaches and players throughout the team\u2019s history.&amp;nbsp;Nash, who formally announced his retirement in March at 41, was honored at halftime of Phoenix\u2019s 110\u201392 home victory over Portland.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The two-time MVP and future Hall of Famer joined former Suns players Alvin Adams, Charles Barkley, Tom Chambers, Water Davis, Connie Hawkins, Kevin Johnson, Dan Majerle, Dick Van Arsdale and Paul Westphal&amp;nbsp;as Ring of Honor members. Nash was drafted by the Suns in \u201996 and spent two seasons in Phoenix before he was traded to the Mavericks. He later returned in \u201904 and guided the \u201CSeven Seconds or Less\u201D Suns to the Western Conference finals three times before he was traded to the Lakers in \u201912. All told, Nash ranked third in games played, first in assists and seventh in points in Suns franchise history.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ring of Honor ceremony was highlighted by a speech from Nash, who joked that he was given \u201Ca lot of drinks\u201D as soon as he received the microphone. He went on to thank former coaches Mike D\u2019Antoni and Alvin Gentry, his parents, his children, his former Suns teammates, and the Suns\u2019 well-regarded training staff. &amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Week in Review: Best plays and more&amp;nbsp;| Suns wear Nash Stance socks&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI love being a part of a team,\u201D Nash said. \u201CI love being a teammate. I love building something. I love putting the pieces together. I love thinking, \u2018I\u2019m not very good at this, but I am good at this, so what can I do to help you be better at this.\u2019 Trying to find a way to make it all work, to encourage and support and be creative and try to figure out how to make this thing better than it looks. My teammates were amazing, they were incredible.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A banner bearing Nash\u2019s last name, his face and his jersey No. 13 was unveiled by the Suns\u2019 Gorilla mascot at the conclusion of Nash\u2019s speech, which ran 13 minutes long and delayed the start of the second half.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some of Nash\u2019s other notable lines included ...\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On his mother:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CShe is tough as nails. ...&amp;nbsp;I could never p--- out on anything because I know my mom would give me the side eye.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On his young children:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CI wish they could have seen me do my thing. But they\u2019ll have to go to YouTube.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200B&lt;strong&gt;On his teammates:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CWhen people ask me about my career and what I remember, I remember the locker room, the plane, the cold tub, the weight room, the bus, dinners on the road. That\u2019s what I remember. I don\u2019t remember the baskets or the series.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the Suns\u2019 training staff:&lt;/strong&gt; \"They took care of me day after day after day. ... I wanted to punch their lights out every five seconds but at the same time wanted to hug them the next minute. They took amazing care of me and I\u2019m so grateful. They\u2019re teammates.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;JENKINS: Nash\u2019s overflowing legacy&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Numbers validate Nash\u2019s career&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On the Suns\u2019 fans:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CI feel like I\u2019m in my living room right now. ...&amp;nbsp;The biggest thing I want to say is that you guys are the best. The fans you supported me, loved me, we went through bad times together, great times together. It\u2019s incredible to think you guys up there on the top shelf, you couldn\u2019t even tell what my number was, you would come out every game, the arena was always sold out, it was always loud,&amp;nbsp;you\u2019d always be in jerseys. For you guys to make that commitment, I will never, ever, ever be able to tell you how much that meant to me. You really touched me.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200B&lt;strong&gt;On his fellow Ring of Honor members:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CSquad! ... I think of them like my idols.\u201D&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On Charles Barkley:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CI\u2019m not as good of a speechmaker as the Chuckster. I wasn\u2019t as good of a basketball player as the Chuckster&amp;nbsp;either.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On his lasting friendships:&lt;/strong&gt; \u201CI had incredible friends that supported me and were there for me. They would come and watch me play all over the place, get in fights with fans in other arenas. They really motivated me. Two of my buddies were flying to Sacramento to see this playoff series, and they were going to get really drunk and cause a lot of problems. I appreciated that.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photos: Classic shots of Steve Nash&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u200B\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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