Well, it took Stephen Curry 5 showcase games and 4 encounters in Paris to find his rhythm in the Olympics. But when he finally got there, it was beautiful to watch. Taking over in the last 2 games against Serbia and France, Steph produced two of the most dominant performances the world had ever seen. Looking back on his journey to win his first Olympic gold, Team USA’s veteran assistant coach Mark Few revealed a trait in the Splash Brother’s personality that allowed him to come through when his team needed him the most.

Mark claimed that he was amazed at Steph’s clutch performance even though he has seen many great players shine on the biggest of stages, having worked with Team USA since 2009. Then, he credited Steph for his work ethic, saying, “There is a reason it happened. I’ve never been more impressed with somebody’s approach to their individual workout, and he did it diligently every single day at the end of every practice.”

In the first 4 games of the tournament, Steph faced major shooting struggles as he could average only 7.2 points and shot an abysmal 25% from the three-point line. But while many from the community asked for Curry to be dropped, Mark noticed something special in him, “I told the staff afterward, he’s got a little bit of the Ted Lasso, the memory of a goldfish or whatever it is. I mean, the next shot’s just going in,” he said on The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

Obviously, he was referring to the famous sitcom starring Jason Sudeikis, where his character as a head coach tells his players to “Be a goldfish” because they have a ten-second memory and can look past adversity with ease. Stephen Curry showed a similar trait as he got past his previous struggles and averaged 30 points on 65% shooting from deep range in the semi-final and final.

Steve Kerr helped Stephen Curry “not get rattled” and find his groove in Paris

After the gold medal win, head coach Steve Kerr revealed that even though the Splash Brother was happy with the team’s success, he was frustrated with his own performance in the first four games. But the two-time MVP never lost self-belief. Moreover, Steph got a piece of helpful advice from someone who has watched him in every good or bad situation for the last ten years. “Coach (Steve Kerr) reminded me, at a certain point, early, the game will come to you if you allow it,” Stephen Curry revealed in an interview.

Continuing with what Steve Kerr told him, the sharpshooter said, “And even if I was missing shots, just stay engaged. And that kind of fed into being locked in for these last two games, because the game called for me to get shots up, and knock them down… you just stay confident, stay present, and don’t get rattled by the moment.” Sure enough, the advice struck the right chord and Steph came in clutch, shooting 4 consecutive game-changing threes, to seal Team USA’s fifth straight Olympic Gold medal in the final three minutes.

While he might’ve spearheaded Team USA to Gold, his on-court duties, however, for the next few months have just begun. He’ll soon be back shooting for the Warriors, who are honestly in worse shape than at the end of last season. After losing Klay Thompson, the franchise hasn’t managed to bring in a long-term replacement, which likely means youngsters will have an increasingly key role next season.

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