Published 09/27/2022, 11:00 PM EDT
NBA superstar Stephen Curry comes from a family full of athletes. His father Dell Curry played in the NBA and paved the way for both Steph and his younger brother Seth Curry. His mother Sonya was a volleyball player and his younger sister Sydell followed in her mother’s footsteps and played volleyball for Elon University. Sports has been a huge part of the family for so many years. However, the family upheld certain values and gave more priority to them, more than sports.
Steph and Seth picked up basketball at a very young age because of their father’s influence. They started playing regularly and competed hard against each other. However, they also had other responsibilities and were held accountable. Especially by their mother Sonya Curry who was the disciplinarian.
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The Golden State Warriors superstar once talked about how his mother disciplined him growing up. And also disclosed that sports were not the top priority in the family. “Sports is a big part of our family, but not priority No. 1,” Stephen said.
Mother Sonya disciplined Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry continued, “Plenty of times I was disciplined for not taking care of things in the classroom or around the house, and the punishment was that I couldn’t practice or play.”
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One of the household chores that Curry was tasked with was doing the dishes. However, one night he purposely did not do it. It was the night before his first middle school game. Since Curry did not do his chore, he was not allowed to play the game the next day. The four-time NBA champion admitted that they know from an early stage there were important values other than his father’s fame.
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The ‘Baby Faced Assassin’ was not an instant superstar. There were a lot of doubts about his game and his future with basketball. He was not freakishly athletic, did not have a great bounce, and was not the quickest. However, he had a love for the game of basketball and did not stop working hard. Also, his sharpshooting ability helped him.
After high school, Davidson was the only Division I school that recruited Curry. So he decided to join them. However, his game improved massively during his time there. Despite playing for one of the smallest schools in Division I, many eyes was on Curry. In 2009, the NCAA scoring leader, and was named a consensus first-team All-American. From there, there was no stopping him.