Not only does he have a dream basketball career, Stephen Curry also makes many fans and colleagues jealous because of his happy married life with Ayesha Curry. So how did the two come together?
Stephen Curry is one of the NBA’s top stars and the best shooter in the league’s history. The captain of the Warriors has conquered countless noble titles and has an admirable career. But Curry is not only loved for his basketball talent but also for his simple and rustic lifestyle. He and Ayesha Curry are the model for a happy family in the NBA. So how did the two of you know each other?
Curry and Ayesha are one of the nicest families in the NBA.
Curry and Ayesha first met in 2002 after he and his family returned to their hometown of Charlotte from Canada after three years of living when his father, Mr. Dell Curry, moved to play football for the Toronto Raptors. Curry, then 14 years old, joined the Central Church of God youth group and there he met Ayesha.
Moving to Canada, Curry joined the youth group of Central Church of God, where he met Ayesha. The Canadian-American actress was “in love” before knowing that Curry was a compatriot and loved every kind of candy in the world like her. Even though the two rarely talk to each other, little Ayesha still knows how to “flirt” with her target.
“I sent him a few signals. However, I felt very embarrassed and didn’t dare say anything. I didn’t dare give Curry candy and just asked someone else to bring it to him, then I quickly left,” Ayesha recounted the first day they met. From then on, the two began to take the first steps on their future dating journey.
Curry and Ayesha have known each other since they were kids.
After graduating from high school, Ayesha decided to move to Los Angeles to develop her acting career. As a potential actress at that time, Ayesha was accepted into the Arts York program in Canada and had a few guest roles in the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana” and “Good Luck Charlie”. Because of busy work, Ayesha and Curry don’t have much time to text and chat together.
As for Curry, he continued to follow in Charlotte, after graduating from high school Curry joined Davidson University in North Carolina. In 2008, Curry had an explosive performance and helped Davidson advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA that year, for which he was nominated for the title of Best Breakout Athlete at the ESPY Awards. prestigious in Los Angeles.
And during his visit to L.A, Curry proactively texted and invited his young friend Ayesha for a walk. Ayesha agreed to meet, but only because of their long-time friends. Growing up, Ayesha understands more about love, about herself and sets principles in love. Among them, the most important rule is: “Do not date players”.
“At that time I didn’t even know what ESPY was. I didn’t like athletes because they were very arrogant,” Ayesha once shared.
Curry himself couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this. Leading an unknown team like Davidson to the NCAA quarterfinals made the whole United States feverish and helped Curry’s name become famous. “But she really didn’t know anything. That gave me some quite new emotions,” Curry shared, half laughing and crying.
Because he’s a college student, Curry doesn’t have a lot of financial resources, but the 3-time NBA champion still tried to impress his childhood friend by emptying his pocket to buy her sunglasses. Oakland sunshine when we first met.
After the first date, Ayesha gradually changed her prejudices about football players. “He was so funny and sometimes a bit silly, completely different from what I imagined,” Ayesha recalled about their first date. After that date, the relationship between the two sides grew better and better. And finally, after a long time of courtship, Ayesha proactively confessed her love to the captain of the Warriors, but only received a shake of the head from him.
“I confessed that I loved him, but Steph said he also had feelings for me but didn’t want to tell him until he was sure about everything. That night, I drove home and cried a lot,” Ayesha recalled the time Curry rejected her.
It was not Curry but Ayesha who confessed first, but the results were not as expected.
Despite this, the two continued their relationship as close friends. With both families having known each other before, Curry and Ayesha also had many opportunities to meet each other. And a few months after the “missed” confession, on a romantic Christmas night, Ayesha received a confession from Curry.
“While everyone was watching a movie, he suddenly leaned close to my ear and whispered: “I love you”. My parents were sitting there, his parents were also there. We were all brothers and sisters. was present. I was scared but still tried to act like I was fine and continued watching the movie. At that moment I understood that Steph was ready,” Ayesha recounted.
And after 8 years of getting to know and dating, on July 30, 2011, they both returned to Charlotte, returned to the church where they first met, and held an initiation ceremony in the presence of family and friends. raft on both sides. And when Ayesha walked down the aisle, Curry was stunned.
Curry still can’t forget the feeling of confusion when Ayesha radiantly appeared in front of him.
“The wedding organizer said to stay calm if something was too unexpected. However, I couldn’t control my emotions at that moment. This was the best part of my wedding.” . Even later, those images still existed in my head,” Curry recalled.
After nearly a decade together, Curry and Ayesha have always been a model of beautiful love and a perfect family that NBA stars and athletes around the world aim for.