NBA star Curry visits Hong Kong school, gives tips on dealing with self-doubt, pressure

Back in the city for the first time in a decade, four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry shares some tips for success with Tuen Mun children

NBA superstar Stephen Curry made a quick trip to Hong Kong on Monday, and visited a local school where he told pupils that working hard and accepting that sometimes failure happens had helped make him a four-time champion.

Appearing in the city for the first time in 10 years, Curry arrived at Shun Tak Fraternal Association Leung Kau Kui College in Tuen Mun to thunderous cheers from pupils, teachers and a crowd of more than 1,000 onlookers.

The two-time MVP briefly watched a school game, before partnering with several players to take shots from five different spots on the court.

Chatting with several students afterwards, Curry, who some NBA scouts believed was too short and too slender to succeed in the league, gave them tips on how to deal with self-doubt and external pressure.

“You have to understand that’s part of life,” said Curry, who was drafted seventh overall by the Golden State Warriors in 2009. “People are always going to say that you can’t do this, you can’t do that.

“But I just made sure that I had as much fun as possible, and I relied on my work ethic to get me through. I had big dreams, but I worried about just getting better every single day, and then eventually, hopefully, I could accomplish those goals.”