Stephen Curry is perhaps the most impactful player of the last few decades, he who completely revolutionized the NBA.

However, it was not a given as a teenager, as his mother Sonya explained in an interview.

Stephen Curry is undoubtedly among the best players in history, and for some who saw him revolutionize the NBA with his long-distance bombs, he is even ahead of Magic Johnson in the hierarchy of point guards.

Double MVP, including the first unanimous in history, four-time champion, MVP of the Finals… He won everything with his Warriors.

However, in his youth, nothing seemed to predestined him to experience such great things.

So obviously, being the son of a famous NBA player helps to have good dispositions, but that’s not everything.

In an ever more athletic and tall league, he almost passes for a normal person with his 1m88 and 84 kilos.

Sonya Curry talks about Steph’s growth
And according to his mother Sonya, it was even worse as a teenager.

Invited on Sway Calloway’s famous radio show, she spoke about the mockery received by the Chief when he was in high school.

He would float in his clothes, which, at that age, is unforgiving. Fortunately, he quickly got his revenge on life:

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When Stephen was born, the doctor immediately told us that he had big hands and big feet.

He knew that the father was a basketball player, so he already imagined Steph in the NBA. But then, until he was 16, he took my genes… So during adolescence, you had a boy who wore a size 12 on the court, but who was as slow as me and who floated in his shorts.

I prayed for him to change.

He couldn’t stay like that, he had to grow up. Plus I knew his dream and his ambition.

He initially just wanted to play at the highest NCAA level.

He was quite intelligent, he always had something extra. He could move from one environment to another with the same ease.

He was often mocked for his physique and because of his father’s wealth.

Even today, Stephen Curry is far from being the most physically impressive NBA player, even if all his opponents say they are surprised by his power and strength.

But it was even worse as a teenager, when he had a body closer to his mother’s than his father’s. Finally, those who mocked must regret it in the face of his current success.

As a teenager, Stephen Curry was attacked for two things: his frail and unimpressive physique, and the wealth of his father, a former NBA player.

An additional motivation to become a legend of this sport.