J Cole Commends ?Delusional? Stephen Curry and Allen Iverson for Following Their Dreams: ?You Don?t Have the Size?

The Golden State Warriors talisman Stephen Curry, despite not being as athletic as an average NBA player, managed to establish himself as one of the greatest players of all time. Likewise, the Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson, who was also significantly shorter than an average NBA player, went down as one of the best players to step on the court. Despite their apparent issues in terms of size and strength, they found a way to pursue their dreams of becoming a basketball player. And recently, rapper J Cole commended the two for doing so.

While it is easy to give up on your dreams after going through continuous roadblocks, it takes a certain mindset to achieve your goals. The Grammy-Award-winning rapper called himself delusional for dreaming of the NBA as a six-year-old. He further mentioned that guys like AI and Curry had to be delusional to think that they’d make it to the NBA with their size. However, they made their dreams come true.

J.Cole extolled Stephen Curry and Allen Iverson

Cole sat down with Golden State Warriors GM, Bob Myers recently and talked about a plethora of things. During the interview, the Grammy Award-winning rapper expressed that music was his first love as a kid. However, years later he started playing ball as everyone was hooping in the neighborhood. Moreover, added, “Even when I was playing basketball, it was delusion. I thought that just like a six-year-old that thinks he’s going to the NBA. You have Steph Curry that maybe thought he was going to the NBA and had a good reason to think so. Maybe had early skills and early signs…his dad played right so it’s like it’s not far-fetched but then you have me at six.”

The 38-year-old explained that he was delusional with music too, just like how he was with basketball. He further added, “I viewed delusion in two ways. One, this person has no clue… they are nowhere near what they are talking about. The other delusion that I view is not in a negative.” He added that his delusions about basketball and music were equally far-fetched, but they were both necessary.

The?In the Morning?singer continued, “If Steph Curry’s not delusional, his father is doing it. Maybe Allen Iverson is delusional… You don’t have the size. You don’t have a father who’s XYZ. Regardless, I think that anybody that’s shooting for something extremely you have to start with a little irrational.”

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In the process of explaining his first love between basketball and music, he praised Curry and Iverson for being delusional in a good way and for aiming high.

Cole faced rejection in high school as a hooper

Cole started playing basketball as a kid and thought that he really played well. However, he got a reality check when he went to a high school team for trial. In a 2013 interview with Sports Illustrated, the Grammy Award-winning rapper said, “I was always in love with basketball as a kid. When I got to high school, I tried out for the team my freshman year and I got cut. Then I went out the next year and I got cut again.”

Cole eventually acknowledged where he was lacking after getting rejected twice. He practiced like a real basketball player after this and eventually made the team by the next season.

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