The NBA’s Most Valuable Player is known for his astounding skills on the basketball court. He is also a person of deep faith.
Stephan Curry is averaging nearly 30 points a game. He’s led the Golden State Warriors to a stunning 48-4 record, the best 52 game start in NBA history, and he’s a favorite among basketball fans nationwide.
But here’s a fact that he prefers to be known by….he’s a man of deep faith.
Curry gave his life to Christ when he was in the fourth grade. He told the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes magazine for its magazine that he recalls hearing and understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ and walking down the aisle to give his life to Him.
After that moment, Curry said, his life completely changed. He said, “My parents continued to pour into my faith from that point on, making sure I understood the commitment I’d just made.”
His father, Dell Curry, played 16 years in the NBA; his mother encouraged him to give an outward sign to God to acknowledge the greater power in his life.
Curry said, “I knew the Lord was preparing me for a bigger stage to represent and be a witness for Him on the basketball court. I remembered my mom telling me from day one at Davidson College that God puts His people in different arenas of life so that they can reach more people for Him. I tried to use that time for His glory.”
And he told the magazine, “I love that basketball gives me the opportunities to do good things for people and to point them towards the Man who died for our sins on the cross.”