Steph Curry transformed the game of basketball from a sport for big players to a sport for any player willing to hustle, work hard and sacrifice time and energy to perfect a skill. He took a small school in North Carolina to the Big Dance in March and helped a losing NBA franchise become a dynasty. This is the story of Steph Curry, one of the most unlikely all-time greats in sports history and a role model for dreamers everywhere.
STEPH CURRY
ORDINARILY EXTRAORDINARY • BASKETBALL HAS NEVER SEEN A PLAYER QUITE LIKE STEPH CURRY
THE FAMILY BUSINESS • STEPH CURRY WAS BORN AN ATHLETE–BUT FOR A TIME, IT FELT LIKE THAT MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH
THE WILDCAT YEARS • AT DAVIDSON, STEPH CURRY BECAME AMERICA’S FAVORITE UNDERDOG
FROM WEAK TO WARRIORS • BUILDING THE BEST TEAM IN THE NBA DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
MAKING A SPLASH • WORKING ON A “PROVE IT” CONTRACT, STEPH CURRY STEPPED UP HIS GAME
START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL • OVER BACK-TO-BACK SEASONS, CURRY AND THE WARRIORS SHIFTED THE NBA’S BALANCE OF POWER
BACK-TO-BACK • THE WARRIORS DYNASTY HAD CLEARLY ARRIVED. AND CURRY’S GREATNESS COULD NO LONGER BE DENIED
RESHAPING THE GAME • WITH HIS UNIQUE STYLE OF PLAY, CURRY IS A ROLE MODEL FOR “SMALL PLAYERS” EVERYWHERE
SEALING A LEGACY • IS CURRY AMONG THE GREATEST EVER? IT’S HARD TO ARGUE OTHERWISE
Steph Curry
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