Treading to his first-ever Gold at his debut Olympics in Paris, Stephen Curry might soon add another feather to his already stacked accolades hat. However, his success hasn’t come overnight, and definitely not with an unprepared soul. It takes the will and relentless hard work to sit at the bench where Curry is. First, golf, financing non-profit tasks, and finally, on-ball defense, now acting, will be the 4th pillar that he might excel at with his latest project ‘Mr. Throwback.’ on August 8. But Steph was not the only one on the sets. The Warriors star was joined by Adam Pally [Sonic the Hedgehog] and Ego Nwodim.

However, Stephen Curry did what he always does. Despite being in the presence of someone better, the Team USA star left even Adam Pally in awe of his dedication and commitment, as per the latter’s latest statement to GQ. Defining Curry’s will to excel at unexplored domains, Pally said, “He is exceptional at everything. And if he’s not exceptional, he will work at whatever it is until he’s exceptional.” Pally is someone who loves when others go crazy on a set, creating a different energy. However, Curry was unaffected in that area since he left Pally and co-star Ego behind in their own game!

Recalling the incident, Pally added to justify, “He came in one day and knew lines that Ego and I did not know. We were like, ‘We gotta button up! Stephen Curry knows our lines.”

Quite miraculous, isn’t it? However, it was the result of the work that Curry put in. The Golden Boy stood up to Adam’s “most organized, regimented” narrative as he practiced the script with “his wife Ayesha and his kids,” according to Adam. All of it is just to keep the script book off the hand in front of the production. It seems pretty nuanced, but Stephen Curry did not limit himself to the neurological preparation alone. Acting involves something more than just memorizing expressions… That’s why Curry incorporated the script with director David Wain’s (Wet Hot American Summer) points to put a stop to his head nodding during the scenes. The Warriors star himself admitted that he got better at it later. How? “Everything in life is just reps, “ Curry said.

Stephen Curry’s die-hard dedication to his training

Even Curry’s basketball schedule is somewhat resembling his on-court status as “exceptional.” Though his workout primarily involves moving from a fixed position to get away from the arc, his schedule must also match with his one or two-hour basketball training and practice. And it is not confined to that limit. He does a separate neurocognitive training to train his mind to improve his hand-eye coordination.

Waking every day at 8 AM, following a special diet added with intense training, getting to bed by 11 PM, and continuing again the next morning isn’t handy. However, the Warriors star has been doing it for about more than fifteen years. Even after the regular season practice, Stephen Curry puts about 300 shots into the hoops. When it’s offseason, the shot count increases to 500 a day. All of it to prepare for all kinds of defenses. If it’s robust, Curry will dribble past them; if it’s long, he’ll use the floaters.

Finally, if the defense is quite active, he’ll hone his “quick trigger” to put the other team down. Either way, Curry prepares himself for every situation and on-court challenge. That’s what puts him aside from others. And that’s the dedication one needs to stand on the list of best ones.