Steph Curry Annoyed by NBA Player Ranking, Face of League Debates
Steph Curry is not interested in being considered the face of the NBA.
Despite the fact that Curry made history with 400 three pointers, a unanimous MVP vote after winning the honor last year, his team having won more regular season games than any other franchise, he doesn't want his name elevated past anyone else's in the league.
In fact, the debates about who the face of the league is annoys him.
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"It's really annoying for me. That's not what I'm playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron's throne or whatever," Golden State Warriors guard Curry said in a press conference before besting Lebron James' Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89 Thursday. "You know, I'm trying to chase rings, and that's all I'm about. So that's where the conversation stops for me."
When it comes to ranking who the best player in the NBA is, Curry wants to bypass the conversation.
"I'm not in the business of ranking or debating who is what," he said. "At the end of the day it's about winning, and the fact that we won a championship last year and we're the last team standing, obviously, is what was most important to me."
Last April, the Christian athlete made it clear that he breaks records for more than just the fame and accolades.
"I have certain guys who I looked up to. Jordan, Kobe, those guys. Passing that on to doing my part to kind of keep that influence of basketball where it should be is kind of why I play the game," the Golden State Warriors point guard said in a USA Today report. "For the youth that are watching today's game and where it is, that would be something very special, in 15 or 20 years, (to) hear stories of kids growing up watching me play and being inspired by what I do on the floor, and how I play the game and what not."
Curry insists that his faith plays a vital role in his professional career where he just made history with a second consecutive NBA MVP honor which was voted on unanimously. While gracing the cover of the new May/June 2016 issue of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes FCA Magazine, Curry explained that his Christian faith was also a vital part in his basketball career.
"I've always been a believer that the Lord has put whatever talent in you, [and] whatever gift He has put in you, He wants you to get the most out of that. He wants you to succeed," Curry says. "He wants you to pursue and work and be passionate about it. It's not about getting any of the glory for yourself; it's all for His [glory]. That's where you have to keep perspective. Work at it and do all you can so you get the most out of yourself, but do it for His will."
