By Guillermo Azabal |
Los Angeles (USA) (EFE).- The star of the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry, opened up in an interview with EFE after the premiere of his own documentary on Apple TV+, he assured that “the only reason” why he will continue playing at 35 will be to “win a fifth ring” in the NBA.
“I play for the sole reason of winning a fifth ring. Even at this point in my career. One knows how difficult it is to compete in the elite, every year there are new challenges. That is what I am focused on now”, reveals Curry, who in eight years has won four (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022) of the seven NBA titles held by the San Francisco team.
There are just a few hours left before his documentary, entitled “Underrated”, premieres on the Apple TV+ platform, and in recent days he has been in the news for his spectacular hole-in-one during the American Century Celebrity golf tournament, held in Nevada (USA).
So the point guard born in Akron (Ohio, USA) starts the videoconference interview with EFE smiling and, before the red ‘recording’ light comes on on the camera, he breaks the ice with an “everything’s in order, brother” to start reviewing his career.
The DNA of an “underrated player”
A career that began more than 25 years ago in school basketball along with the mantra that, despite his excellent qualities -mainly as a triple shooter-, he was a “too skinny” player.
“That (his physical complexion) is part of my DNA and for a while I had a little resentment. I took it all in terms of gratitude for every opportunity I had to play”, admits Steph, who still carries the thorn in his head of being an “undervalued player”.
The point guard who already wore number 30 when he played for the Davidson College Wildcats (North Carolina, USA) broke records and scoring records during his three seasons (2006-2009) in the NCAA university league while waging his particular personal battle to get rid of stereotypes.
“I knew he had a natural talent. I had to apply. (…) Let the discipline of work speak for itself and prepare for any challenge that lies ahead”, says who, a decade later (2015 and 2016), would win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award of the NBA regular season.
A whole process in which, as told in the documentary that comes out this Friday, had the former Wildcats coach, Bob McKillop, as one of the main architects of his physical transformation.
“I got my physical change through a mental process”
“I achieved my physical change through a mental process in which I recognized and accepted who I am. I understood that that (the physique) was what made me different, like my superpower”, explains Steph.
And he adds that the key to his success was based on avoiding comparisons with others. “I just worked on my own race and tried to get better every day. (…) I did not want to get entangled or try to be where others were already ”, she details.
Then would come the golden years of his career, installed at the top since 2015, surpassing all kinds of records under the orders of Steve Kerr and with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green as luxury squires to embroider an absolutely spectacular and overwhelming basketball.
He became the greatest triple scorer in NBA history, in which he made the most three-pointers in a regular season with 402 (2015-2016) and also the player with the most points and assists in Warriors history.
“I value all my championships, MVPs, awards and team successes, but there have also been failures. I prefer to let people talk about my career for the moment so as not to become a bit complacent”, Curry affirms that, although he is about to launch this audiovisual about his life, he does not rule out lavishing himself with some other format.
“I will qualify my race when it is over. It will be an interesting experience in the future but now I am trying to continue writing my story”, concludes the figure of the Warriors.