Stephen Curry has become one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He has achieved a lot in the NBA. Firstly, he helped build a modern-day dynasty. The skinny kid from Akron, Ohio, made his NBA debut in 2009. In the 2009 NBA Draft, it was the Golden State Warriors who picked the son of former basketball player Dell Curry as the seventh pick. However, it has not been a smooth ride for the soon to become the greatest shooter in the game. He had to face a lot of criticism because he was a lot injury-prone. However, against all odds, he changed the game forever with his fellow Warriors teammates.
Along with his ‘Splash Brother,’ Klay Thompson, Curry raised the value of the three-point shots. Eventually, they won four NBA Championships together. Moreover, Curry went on to win two MVP titles. He was the first in the league’s history to get unanimous votes for a single-season MVP. Moreover, the skinny kid from Akron, Ohio, is now 36 years old. He has established himself as the greatest shooter in the game of all time. But even now, he can feel the butterflies for something he has yet to achieve in basketball.
Stephen Curry Got Nervous For His Olympics Debut
After all these years, Steph Curry has never played in the Summer Games. His former Warriors teammate, Klay Thompson, won the gold medal in these games. Draymond Green is still part of the Dubs, and he has even won Olympic gold. But Curry was waiting for the stars to align before he represented Team USA in the Olympics. However, the three-point King is not new to wearing the Team USA jersey, as he won gold medals at the 2010 & 2014 FIBA World Cups. Nonetheless, the 2024 Paris Olympics will be his first Summer Games experience. Lately, Team USA played their first game against Serbia and won 107-84. Before his Olympic debut game, Stephen Curry was feeling really nervous.
The 36-year-old superstar told Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle that until the national anthem, he had a lot of nerves. He said the atmosphere in Lille, France, has been great. Curry mentioned, “It is such a cool environment out there.” Adding to that, he said that the energy was great as it got sold out to the nosebleeds. Moreover, Steph said that he has been looking forward to putting on the jersey at this level for a very long time. Now, he has a chance to fulfil his dream of winning an Olympic Gold with a modern-day Dream Team.
The Three-Point King Said It Is Important Not To Let Your Imagination Get The Best Of You
Stephen Curry had to wait almost a whole career to make his Olympics debut. But he used his experiences of the 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Cups to score 11 points in his debut Olympic game. He had 4 of 8 shooting with three of seven attempts from the three-point range. However, Serbia, early in the game was leading 10-2. Later, in the interview with San Francisco Chronicle, Curry said that the human tendency is to let your imaginations get the best of you.
He said that Coach Steve Kerr criticized him at one point for letting an opponent score on a back cut. Hence, Curry says, “You might think ‘We can’t lose the game.'” Then, the timeout happened, and they got their nerves to settle in and adjust to the environment. Finally, Team USA cruised to victory.
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