STEPHEN CURRY

I struggle off the tee. If I can hit my driver straight, then I'm usually playing well.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don't.

It's really annoying for me. That's not what I'm playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron's throne or whatever.

I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.

That summer after the draft was probably the most fun I've ever had, because all I had to do every day was wake up and go work out for four or five hours. I got to play some golf, which I love to do, too, and then got to hang out with my family.

I'm very active on social media and see the huge impact it has on engaging with fans and being able to have a voice.

To be able to finish opportunities that I do get in the paint, that makes a difference.

I'm not in the business of ranking or debating who is what.

For me, when you are have people wondering what is next, what is coming out, you are on the right track.

I always have confidence, whether I miss four in a row or make four in a row, that the next one's going in. To a coach, sometimes that might not make sense.

It's kind of a weird process being pitched by the company you're already with.

Control your own destiny! Control your own destiny!

Once it gets down to single-digit games, you know the season's end is approaching, and we're all pretty physically tired.

I'm blessed to have such a tight-knit family that we can talk about anything. Whether we talk frequently or not, since we're on separate ends of the country, there are a lot of moving parts, and we always stay tight and find that center ground that keeps us together.

I'm 6'3" and 185 pounds on a good day, so I probably relate more to the casual fan who watches the game and is not super athletic, not this crazy monster of physical stature.

I've been blessed in that regard through and through. So I'm just thankful for this opportunity to play the game that I love and share that with the world.

I have fun out there on the court, smiling, laughing, trying to have good demeanor.

There's a reason that I have confidence out there, and it's about how I prepare for games and for series and seasons and whatnot, so we've got to stick with that kind of thought process.

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

FaceTime helps me a lot. I feel like I'm at home even though I'm not.

We're going to have to work. We're going to have to play well. Nothing will be given to us.

I just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.

Most home teams have chapels, so when I'm on the road I'll probably go to their services.

Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.

All of us are in the same place, each with our own rooms, and we were allowed to do whatever we wanted. Which is totally different than college, where they manage your schedule for you. In the NBA, you're on your own.