Stephen Curry Quotes

In football, 80% of the game is played in your head; the other 20% is physical and tactical.

A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn't like to play against

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.

I've done a lot of basketball drills, not a whole lot of competitive stuff. I have basically been in the gym everyday working on my game, working on the time off that I've had from the game, just getting myself prepared mentally and physically for the season.

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.

Playing me in different positions helped me to get in the head of the others players: to know what they're thinking, where and how they are going to move.

Colorado Springs is a very good place to train ahead of the Olympics. We get to compete with different partners, learn different movements, we also get to improve upon our speed, which is very essential.

Football's always been cerebral. The most important thing is thinking fast.

I like making players better and smarter.

I was a good shooter in college, but it's a different level here in the NBA and I'm working on getting better.

When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.

I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.

The same way you train yourself to be physically gifted player - whether you do weights, or running to get in shape or swimming - the mental side is the same way. You've got to train yourself to be ready for whatever.

It is very easy to make athletes, and it is very difficult to make rugby players with that rugby instinct. I would like to think I have got a bit of rugby instinct and have become more of a rugby athlete along the way.

I have the same routine every day just to make me a better basketball player, and I'm going to continue the routine just to see where it gets me and how I can reach my potential.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart.

A lot of kids just want to go play basketball, but they don't know to play and they don't have the skills to play. I think just the skill development right off and then play all you can, but don't sacrifice your skill development by just playing and not working on the specifics of the game.

Conditioning is essential to success in basketball.

A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared

Every rider trains their muscles but few train their brain.

A lot of coaches might yank you after the first couple shots don't go in.

Go out and do your drills that you do to try to get better. You lift your weights, try to take things from the classroom to grass, try to get better every day.

I have always been interested in finding new ways to play and have looked at handball keepers and ice hockey goal-minders. It helps me.

My job is to keep my players fit and fresh for the important games.

Some people like Messi didn't have to learn a lot as his is a natural style. But of course you can improve your technique, your football intelligence, your everything.