Stephen Curry is a player who has been a superstar for quite some time now, and despite the fact that he is 33, he is still going at a high level. Bar any serious injuries, Stephen Curry should still be able to play at a high level for years to come, simply due to his amazing shooting ability. There are a lot of basketball players that start to decline when they’re around Curry’s age, or even before that, and it is remarkable just how long Curry has played at an MVP level.
The longevity that Stephen Curry possesses is a quality similar to another prominent athlete in the US, NFL quarterback Tom Brady. Tom Brady won a Superbowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, and there’s no doubt that he has experience with playing at a high level late into his career. In a recent article by Monte Poole, it was revealed that Stephen Curry studies Tom Brady to learn from him about longevity.
Which is why he studies fitness and nutrition trends that help athletes extend their careers beyond the limits of a conventional sports clock.
Who better to study than Tom Brady, the quarterback who at age 43 not only led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory but also was named MVP of the game?
“Absolutely,” Curry told NBC Sports Bay Area this week. “I’ve actually talked to him, personally, about this. He’s at the point now where he can look back and talk about that with some authority and experience.
“But even he said, in the moment, when he was in his early-30s, mid-30s, late-30s, it was always, ‘I think I’ve still got two more years in me. Stay. Do everything I can to sustain yourself and stay physically and mentally sharp.’ And then you look up and you’re saying that again, saying it the next two years. And you’re saying it again.”
Brady has avoided the one-year-at-time mentality so common to athletes, particularly when they reach the uber-veteran stage. One year is comfortable, but two is greedy. Committing to two years requires a certain disposition.
As Stephen Curry grows older, keeping his body right and having the right mentality will be key. Stephen Curry is a one-man show, and there are no signs of him slowing down. Hopefully, we see Curry play well late into his career, and it definitely looks as though he has some good resources and advice to help him with that.
