Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry says he is motivated by watching Tom Brady lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Super Bowl at age 43.
‘It’s a different sport, a different position, but it’s definitely – the little things you can do, what I do now, what I can do going forward to make sure your body is able to recover, in can remain in excellent condition, giving you the best chance to be ready season after season, “Curry said Monday. And then you make the necessary adjustments to what your game needs to change or things like that. … The approach and discipline he has shown in what it means to be a professional athlete at that level with that long life does not happen by accident, so there are things you can do to put yourself in a position. to stretch it even further. ‘
On Sunday, Brady tackles the Kansas City Chiefs in his 10th Super Bowl series. He won six championships, the most by any NFL quarterback. Curry is a three-time NBA champion, but met Brady in 2014 before winning his first NBA title.
“We just lost in the first round to the Clippers, so I had some free time,” Curry said of their meeting at the Preakness that year. “… he always seemed to be trying to pick up nuggets from other guys from different leagues himself. That competitive fire, even in the middle of his off – season, was still there – you could see it in his eyes. You appreciate the greatness It’s incredible Seven years later he’s still racing Super Bowls and this is one of them [situations] every time you see him in the bright stages you can not look. You expect greatness to happen. So we’ll look [Sunday] and see if he can get it right. ‘
Brady’s longevity and ability to play at such a high level for such a long time is something many athletes have praised the Bucs fullback for during his career, but Curry’s praise for Brady comes at a time when Curry admits that he often thinks about his own title window.
“There are things that are within your control and things that are not,” Curry said. “But all the little things you do every day, all the work you do, are going back to that stage and having understanding – you’re actually living, so you know, unless you play quarterback for in Tampa Bay. “Bucs, there’s a fine line between when you’re at your peak and when you really need to make the most of what you’ve got on the track. It’s a kind of perspective, so think about it.
Curry’s perspective on his future came into focus more last season after he had a broken left hand in the fourth game of the year. Between that injury, the consecutive season-ending injuries to Klay Thompson, and the Achilles injury of Kevin Durant in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, and the subsequent decision to sign with the Brooklyn Nets, Curry is well aware of how quickly things can change for any team. When asked how long he feels his own title window is open, Curry was hopeful that it would continue to work for a while.
“You think this year and next year,” Curry said. “You think with Klay coming back, you think of all the different things, but who says now that we can not put pieces together? I’m in the middle of my best time and thinking of all the things we’ve had the past four or so. “We’ve been through five years on which we can build. It’s hard to say what the real number is, but I think we’re in a good place, let’s put it that way.”
Curry, who is 33 years old in March, was then asked how far he can put his best, as he has just said he feels in the middle of his peak years.
“We’re going to find out,” Curry replied.
Brady is all too familiar with extending the peak years. Brady is the oldest QB to win a Super Bowl – and it comes two seasons before the championship.
After five consecutive years after the NBA Finals between the 2014-15 and 2018-19 seasons, Curry saw the Warriors become the worst team in the league last season at 15-50 and fighting through an up and down 11-9 season. en route to Tuesday’s game with the Boston Celtics. With all the wear and tear on his body, Curry was asked how old he felt in basketball years.
‘I would say [after] the five-year run we played an extra season in the playoffs, but I got it back last year, “he said. I do not know, I feel like I’m in my mid 20’s right now. I do not know what that means. Maybe I’m just fooling myself … I think the mind needs to be strong to tell your body how young you are, or how young you feel. So you have to go through it just like that. I’m not worried about falling off anytime soon. ‘