Stephen Curry, the star of the Golden State Warriors, has several facets. There may not be a more selfless teammate in the modern era, but no NBA player has asked for such a high degree of individualized attention from opposing defenders in the last ten years.
Whether on Team USA or the Golden State Warriors, everyone who has had the honor of playing with Steph has been raving about the experience. Steph was transforming his squad into something more than the sum of its parts even during his time as a college student at Davidson.
Steph admitted in an offseason 2018 interview with China’s CCTV that he couldn’t help but think about the one thing that was missing from his CV, but that winning Finals MVP was never his ultimate ambition.
Steph stated: “The idea of that being a conversation, I couldn’t run from it,” “It was something that was always front of mind, because we had been to four straight Finals at that point, had won three out of four; 2018 I guess I was close. I had a bad Game 3. KD played unbelievable the entire time.”
“If you’re playing for a Finals MVP, you’re probably not gonna get it done because you’ll get distracted and might sabotage yourself a little bit. So I never really thought about it that much. In ’18 I got close to thinking about it, but yeah, I’d rather have rings obviously, and the opportunity to go get rings.”
One of the main reasons Steph and his teams have been so successful is because they possess the kind of selfless mindset that is frequently lacking in sports. Even his readiness to include Durant, another all-time great, on what was “his” team demonstrates a rare lack of ego.
