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Stephen Curry Claims His Leadership Style Is Nothing Like “Trash-Talking” Michael Jordan: “I’m Not the Most Boisterous Walk in the Locker Room, Like Getting in People’s Face”

Published 01/20/2022, 11:55 AM EST

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When someone talks about the best players in the world currently, Stephen Curry will be certainly taken into account. The Golden State Warriors guard has been one of the best players in the league for quite some time and is the driving force behind his team.

Curry is incredibly popular among the fans. His incredible shooting accuracy and passing makes him a favorite for compilations on the internet. Being one of the best players on the team requires having good leadership skills and Curry talks about his leadership style during an interview.

Talking to Callaway Golf, Stephen Curry mentions how he leads the team peacefully, unlike others who prefer to be vocal.

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Stephen Curry on being a leader

While talking on Range Talk, Curry talks about his love for golf and his career in general. When asked about whether Curry has watched ‘The Last Dance’ documentary, he mentions how he saw it because of coach Steve Kerr.

When talking of Michael Jordan’s style of leadership, Curry mentions his own unique style.

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To which Curry adds, “As a leader, you saw how Jordan was, he was talking trash with teammates trying to dig at them, do a little stuff that he felt like would motivate them to get outside their comfort zone. 

“For me, I’m not the most boisterous, walk in the locker room like getting in people’s face type. Mainly it’s about the consistency I show up every day,” adds Curry.

Stephen Curry has a reputation of being an extremely cool-headed player. And his words regarding leadership just go on to prove it.

Steph Curry’s unique style of trash talking

If it isn’t evident enough, Steph is not a huge fan of trash talking and he lets his three-pointers do the talking. Talking on the Dubs Talk podcast, he mentioned his style of trash talk.

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According to Curry, he likes to just play the game and not indulge in necessary chatter and trash talks. Talking on the podcast, Steph mentioned, “I keep it to the game. Because I know it’s just basketball at the end of the day. We’re not solving life’s issues out here.”

One of the rare moments of Curry losing his cool happened to involve LeBron James. During Game 1 of the 2018 NBA finals, the two superstars went all out. Although the tension between the two stars rose that day, the two still have a lot of respect for each other.

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Abhinava is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication. Abhinava has been following NBA for the past 6 years and is a huge fan of the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry.
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