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The question used to be fired with great regularity. Now? It’s down to a dull roar.

Ottawa Fury assistant coach Martin Nash enjoyed a highly decorated career on the pitch – 10 years with the Vancouver Whitecaps/86ers FC; 38 caps at the senior level representing Canada; and helping lead Canada to the CONCACAF Gold Cup title in 2000 – but when your brother hits the heights like former two-time NBA MVP and eight-time all-star Steve Nash, your career sits in the shadows.

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“Just about once a week now. It used to be quite often,” Martin said with a smile and chuckle when asked how often he gets asked about Steve.

For the Nash brothers, the spotlight has certainly dimmed – Steve retired in March; Martin’s celebrated soccer career ended in retirement back in 2010.

Now Martin is focused on bringing Ottawa’s players into that spotlight, and success will undoubtedly be the impetus.

“We have a lot of talent and we’re still building (on the Fury),” Nash offered this week. “There’s been a lot of change from last year to this year, but we felt we had to address some issues and we feel we’ve done that. We think we are coming along and we’re headed in the right direction.”