Steph Curry Is The Nicest Superstar
He never yelled at his teammates when they messed up.
When you think of a stereotypical superstar, you’d probably envision a player who runs their mouth a lot, barks at their teammates and only thinks about themselves.
You know, guys like Micahel Jordan and Kobe Bryant and such.
But the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry is the exact opposite.
In 2016-17, Curry had already won a championship, had won the MVP title twice and was a multi-time NBA All-Star.
Normally, players in his position would be on their high horse. They would think they’re the greatest player out there and expect the team to fall in line with how they played.
Not Curry though.
According to Shaun Livingston, who was on the Knuckleheads podcast, Curry cared about his teammates and wanted everyone to contribute in their way.
“[Steph] is the most humble superstar I’ve been around,” Livingston told Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson. “We’ve been around superstars and the blueprint for -you’ve seen Mike [Jordan]- where it’s like, ‘Get out the way if you want to win.’ And everybody coming after Mike felt like you had to be a certain type of personality. Steph wasn’t that way.
”He allowed you to be comfortable on the court with him even though he was a superstar. You know when you play with superstars, that ball got a little bit more weight on it when he passes to you. Steph allowed you to still be yourself. He wanted you to be yourself. He never got on guys, he was never yelling at guys.”
This is one of the reasons Curry is one of the most liked players in NBA history.
It also shows that you don’t have to be a douche to be successful. You can also be a nice guy.
So, be like Steph and be nicer.
Quote of the Week
“You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go… Don’t ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.”
-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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