Top 182 Quotes & Sayings by Stephen Curry
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Last updated on September 7, 2024.
We knew sports was important to us and our family, but there are priorities in life.Obviously, faith is foremost; how we did in school is important. If we didn't handle that business then there were no privileges.
With all the travel we're doing to cold-weather cities, your mind definitely starts to wander. It gets you away from the game. Even when you arrive in a city, you're tempted to just sit in your hotel and rest. Sometimes it's nice to just get out and walk around, to see what's there.
You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.
My dad has kind of been the standard for me, he played 16 years in the league, and since I've been in the league, every year that I go through and deal with the scratches, the bumps and bruises, just the grind that it is to go through one NBA season.
Honestly, I could care less about other people's opinions about me.
Drinking water is essential to a healthy lifestyle.
You have so much fun playing games. We all love basketball, so we never want the season to end, 'cause then it's five months of sitting around and watching the playoffs.
I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.
I've taken countless shots in my life, so you know the ones when you're in rhythm, with a perfect release, and it's on track, that it's going in.
It's crazy how fast you get out of shape if you miss a couple days of action.
The biggest thing is just routine. I think that's the biggest correlation between golfers and basketball players.
I always have an optimistic view, no matter what it is.
We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.
I'm 6'3" and 185 pounds on a good day, so I probably relate more to the casual fan who watches the game and is not super athletic, not this crazy monster of physical stature.
I always have confidence, whether I miss four in a row or make four in a row, that the next one's going in. To a coach, sometimes that might not make sense.
Your touch and your feel for the game is pretty much gone if you don't work on it - at least get some shots up or dribble the ball.
I try to do the fancy things out there by going with both hands, making crossover moves, and having a certain creativity and flair to my game.
I'm blessed to have such a tight-knit family that we can talk about anything. Whether we talk frequently or not, since we're on separate ends of the country, there are a lot of moving parts, and we always stay tight and find that center ground that keeps us together.
Once it gets down to single-digit games, you know the season's end is approaching, and we're all pretty physically tired.
For me, when you are have people wondering what is next, what is coming out, you are on the right track.
I expected to be a pretty good NBA point guard and hopefully win a championship. But MVP and all this stuff? Not really.
I am pretty chill before games. Have a go-to routine that keeps me busy until we are ready to take the court so I'm not just sitting around anxious for the game.
I want to thank God, obviously for the health, for the talent He's given me, for my family who supports me, for the things that basketball's taught me on and off the court. For the people that I've been able to meet through the game of basketball.
I like that Brita makes tap water taste good, so you don't need to spend money or waste plastic with bottled water.
My parents had us in church every Sunday, every Wednesday. It was more of a tradition at that point; I didn't have a personal relationship with the Lord until I went to the altar call one Sunday, and the youth pastor told us to make a decision for ourselves.
I've always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it's also been about confidence and faith.
With the NBA's dress code, I had to revamp my wardrobe a little bit. They call it 'business casual.' You have to wear dress jeans or dress slacks, with a collared shirt or sweater. And you can't wear athletic shoes.
We're going to have to work. We're going to have to play well. Nothing will be given to us.
Control your own destiny! Control your own destiny!
If you can't move and talk to people that you see, it's not really my scene.
I'm very active on social media and see the huge impact it has on engaging with fans and being able to have a voice.
I have allergies, and I've had my share of nosebleeds, but that's usually related to pollen.
To win MVP was a dream come true for sure, but there are guys who have done this multiple times.
Steak and Shake in Indianapolis is definitely the first stop when we hit that city.
You learn that there's no right way to do it, no wrong way to do it. It's just what you feel comfortable with, to trust that, and don't let anybody box you in to a certain style of parenting or make you feel a certain way about what your kids do.
Any East Coast road trip we have is very exciting, just being on the road, taking it all in.
I just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.
When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.
You know, I'm trying to chase rings, and that's all I'm about. So that's where the conversation stops for me.
FaceTime helps me a lot. I feel like I'm at home even though I'm not.
I wasn't going to shy away from getting married when I did and having a baby young and starting a family, even with the job that I chose.
Most home teams have chapels, so when I'm on the road I'll probably go to their services.
That summer after the draft was probably the most fun I've ever had, because all I had to do every day was wake up and go work out for four or five hours. I got to play some golf, which I love to do, too, and then got to hang out with my family.
Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don't.
To excel at the highest level - or any level, really - you need to believe in yourself, and hands down, one of the biggest contributors to my self-confidence has been private coaching.
Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.
I know the blessing of having a dad who played 16 years in the league. That experience, and seeing him as an example, let me know that it's possible. It's not easy, but it's possible.
Water is my drink.
It's kind of a weird process being pitched by the company you're already with.
Everybody asks if putting is like shooting free throws. It has a very similar kind of mindset. And it's just you, the ball, and the target.
Someone did a graphic of me in my jersey, and Jordan, they dubbed him guarding me, and Kanye's face was on both of us. That's my favorite meme of all time - or so far to-date. I'm gonna have to get that blown up on my wall or something.
It's really annoying for me. That's not what I'm playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron's throne or whatever.
I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.
I've been blessed in that regard through and through. So I'm just thankful for this opportunity to play the game that I love and share that with the world.
I have certain guys who I looked up to. Jordan, Kobe, those guys. Passing that on to doing my part to kind of keep that influence of basketball where it should be is kind of why I play the game.
It doesn't matter where you come from, what you have or don't have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, an undying passion for what you do and what you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to.
Shooting the ball is a part of the game. Everybody can shoot in their own way. Not everybody can make. But everybody can shoot.
For me, I don't want to cheat the game by saying, or kind of doing lip service by saying, I want to be the greatest ever. I want to be able to show it.
When I moved out, my mom and dad came to help me get settled into my apartment - a place I ultimately got hooked up with in Coach Nelson's building. We had to figure out how to get all my shoes over here. That was a little stressful.
I'm not in the business of ranking or debating who is what.
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