You have so much fun playing games. We all love basketball, so we never want the season to end, 'cause then it's five months of sitting around and watching the playoffs.
Interpretation
The joy of playing basketball brings happiness and anticipation, making the off-season difficult to bear.
In this quote, Stephen Curry expresses the deep enjoyment and passion for playing basketball, emphasizing how the love for the game creates a longing for the season to continue. He highlights the contrast between the excitement of playing and the downtime during the off-season, illustrating how much fun and fulfillment sports can bring to individuals and communities.
In practice
Use this quote at a sports team gathering to inspire team spirit.
I want to thank God, obviously for the health, for the talent He's given me, for my family who supports me, for the things that basketball's taught me on and off the court. For the people that I've been able to meet through the game of basketball.
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.
I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.
I have fun out there on the court, smiling, laughing, trying to have good demeanor.
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 just feel so much more comfortable and confident every game I play.
Happiness cannot come from hatred or anger. Nobody can say, 'Today I am happy because this morning I was angry.' On the contrary, people feel uneasy and sad and say, 'Today I am not very happy, because I lost my temper this morning.'
Happiness is a sort of action.
The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
It seems to me that I will always be happy in the place where I am not.
Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment of this or that, but hope and enterprise and change.
When we direct our thoughts properly i.e. 'Things could be worse but aren't', we can control our emotions... i.e. and feel relieved, grateful, satisfied, hopeful and happy
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