{"id":1372,"date":"2022-09-19T13:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2023-06-22T18:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T18:00:52","slug":"steph-curry-shares-the-significance-of-reading-the-bible-to-his-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2022\/09\/steph-curry-shares-the-significance-of-reading-the-bible-to-his-children.html","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry Shares the Significance of Reading the Bible to His Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBA superstar Steph Curry says his parents were integral to his faith journey and that he has made Scripture a central part of his home life with his wife and three children.<\/p>\n<p>Curry, a two-time MVP, and four-time NBA champion, commented to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatherly.com\/entertainment\/steph-curry-interview-kids-book-resilience\">Fatherly.com<\/a>\u00a0while discussing his new children\u2019s book,\u00a0<em>I Have a Superpower<\/em>, which tells the story of an 8-year-old boy named Hughes who enjoys playing basketball. When asked to name his favorite childhood books, Curry mentioned the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>Curry told Fatherly, \u201cMy parents read a lot of Bible stories with me. That\u2019s how I learned my faith, so those are very meaningful to me to share with my kids. But there wasn\u2019t a specific series or book that I had lined up to share with my kids. I tried to be open to what they were interested in. They\u2019re old enough now that I take their lead. They come home with\u00a0<em>Dork Diaries<\/em>\u00a0and that type of stuff. I just love the fact that they are reading to me now. They\u2019re the storytellers, and I\u2019m the audience, and that makes bedtime more fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry, an outspoken Christian, has risen to NBA stardom while juggling a travel-heavy career and fatherhood. He and his wife, Ayesha, have three children: Riley (10), Ryan (7), and Canon (4). \u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to have FaceTime when I\u2019m on the road,\u201d Curry said. \u201cMy dad traveled a lot during his 16 years in the NBA, and I don\u2019t know how my parents did it back in the day without technology. During the offseason, I have much more time with my kids, so I\u2019m trying to do as many fun things as possible and do little things like showing up to their practices. Carpooling is an amazing time [chuckles]. The beauty of it is that you come to appreciate all the little things that seem kind of mundane or routine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cip5S5wMOTK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cip5S5wMOTK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Ayesha Curry (@ayeshacurry)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Curry says he wants his new book to help children understand the importance of hard work and maintaining a positive attitude. Those values, he says, were instilled in him as a child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey created an environment where I learned early on how to respond to failure,\u201d Curry said. \u201cI played on a 10-and-under AAU basketball when I was 9, so I was the youngest on the team. And there was a big moment in the national championship game where I missed a free throw to tie the game and the next one as well. So by missing those two free throws, we lost the game. My parents were very supportive of me during those moments. Even now, the emotions I experience when I think of that time are very tangible. And the power of that experience has helped me learn not to be afraid of failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always telling my kids that they have to try stuff, and sometimes it\u2019s not gonna work. Sometimes it is, but all you control is your focus and attention. It\u2019s all about your approach to life. My parents set that foundation for belief and confidence that can prepare you for any moment and not be afraid of what the consequences might be or what the outcomes are going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA superstar Steph Curry says his parents were integral to his faith journey and that he has made Scripture a central part of his home life with his wife and three children. 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