From Davidson to Dynasty
Stephen Curry was the son of NBA sharpshooter Dell Curry. You'd think that opened doors. It didn't. Every major Division I program passed on him. Too small. Too skinny. Too slow. Virginia Tech — his dad's alma mater — wouldn't even offer him a scholarship.
So Steph went to Davidson College. A tiny school nobody expected to compete. And he set the entire NCAA tournament on fire. He carried Davidson to the Elite Eight as a sophomore, hitting shots from another zip code while the world watched in disbelief.
The NBA wasn't convinced either. He was drafted 7th — two spots after the Minnesota Timberwolves took two point guards ahead of him. Then came the ankle injuries. Season after season, his ankles kept giving out. Analysts called him injury-prone. Teams considered trading him. His career was on life support.
Steph didn't just come back. He reinvented the game. He moved the three-point line from a specialty shot to the most important weapon in basketball. He won back-to-back MVPs — the second one unanimously, something that had never happened in NBA history. He led the Warriors to a 73-9 record. He won four championships.
The kid nobody wanted became the greatest shooter who ever lived. That's not genetics. That's the mindset of a Top Performer.