Nearing his first-ever Gold, at his debut Olympics in Paris, Stephen Curry might soon add another feather to his already stacked accolades hat. However, his success hasn’t come overnight, and definitely not with an unprepared soul. It takes some will and relentless hard work to sit on the bench where Curry is. Golf, financing non-profit tasks, finally on-ball defense, and now acting will be the 4th skill that he is excelling at with ‘Mr. Throwback.’ releasing on August 8. However, the Splash Brother was not the only one on set, as he left Adam Pally [Sonic the Hedgehog] and Ego Nwodim [SNL] jaw-dropped.

Stephen Curry did what he always does. Despite being in the presence of someone better, the Warrior left Adam Pally in awe of his dedication and commitment. Defining Curry’s will to excel in unexplored domains, Pally said, “He is exceptional at everything. And if he’s not exceptional, he will work at whatever it is until he’s exceptional.” The comedian-actor is someone who loves when others go crazy on the set, creating a different energy. However, Curry was unfazed. He left Pally and his co-star Ego behind in their own game!

Recalling the incident, Adam added to justify, “He came in one day and knew lines that Ego and I did not know. We were like, ‘We gotta button up! Stephen Curry knows our lines.” Quite miraculous, isn’t it? However, it was the result of the work that the sharpshooter put in. The Golden Boy stood up to Adam’s “most organized, regimented” narrative as he practiced the script with “his wife Ayesha and his kids,” he told GQ. All of it is just to keep the script off his hands in front of the production crew.

It seems pretty nuanced, but Stephen Curry did not limit himself to memorizing his lines alone. Acting involves something more than just remembering your dialogues. That’s why the Warrior incorporated the script with director David Wain’s (Wet Hot American Summer) pointers. “Not just saying the lines, but facial expressions,” Curry said. “I’m a huge headnodder, so I gotta try not to do that.” He himself admitted that he got better at it later. How? “Everything in life is just reps, “ Curry said.

With his immense dedication, it seems like Curry is trying to take the Hoopers’ acting legacy to the next level. Its genesis took place with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar playing himself in the Airplane. 15 years after that, the GOAT of the game, Michael Jordan, blessed Hollywood with Space Jam. Followed by the sequel Space Jam 2 and Trainwreck, LeBron James, Curry’s Team USA colleague, also marked his presence on the acting grounds. Well, it becomes Curry’s duty to give it his all if he’ll be joining the bracket of NBA legends in the unique domain.

The sharpshooter’s newly-acquired acting regime is akin to the 36-year-old’s hoops practice with perfectly crafted exercises to up his game.

Stephen Curry’s die-hard dedication that made him the Golden Boy

Even the Splash Brother’s basketball schedule resembles his on-court status as “exceptional.” Though his workout primarily involves moving from a fixed position to get away from the arc, his schedule must also match with his 1 or 2-hour basketball training and practice. And it is not confined to that. He does separate neurocognitive training to prepare his mind to improve his hand-eye coordination and sink those threes!

Waking every day at 8 AM, following a special diet added with intense training, getting to bed by 11 PM, and continuing again the next morning isn’t easy. However, the Golden State legend has been doing it for about more than 15 years. Even after the regular season practice, Stephen Curry puts about 300 shots into the hoops. When it’s offseason, the shot count increases to 500!

All of it to prepare for all kinds of defenses. If it’s robust, Curry will dribble past them; if it’s long, he’ll use the floaters. Finally, if the defense is quite active, he’ll hone his “quick trigger” to put the other team down. Either way, Steph prepares himself for every situation and on-court challenge. That’s what puts him aside from others. That’s the dedication one needs to stand among the best of the best, isn’t it?

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