While the NFL’sTom Bradyand the NBA’sStephen Curry— two of the greatest athletes alive — play different sports, they have many things in common, says one filmmaker who worked closely with both of them.
Documentarian Gotham Chopra, who helmed separate season-long documentaries on Facebook for both the athletes,toldThe Boston Globeeach of the superstars has a distinct ability to fully concentrate when pressure is at its highest.
“They do have some similar DNA, especially that ability when the playoffs come to really focus and wrap themselves in the bubble and shut out the noise,’’ Chopra said.
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The 31-year-old Curry, meanwhile, famously struggled with ankle injuries before he became the centerpiece of the Golden State Warriors championship teams and at one point experienced five ankle sprains while playing in just 26 games, according toESPN.
Still, Curry pressed on and is now on the verge of winning his fourth NBA championship.
Tom Brady and the Patriots celebrate their victory.Mike Ehrmann/Getty
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“They turn doubt into fuel,” Chopra told theGlobeof Brady and Curry. “They’ve both become institutions, but that gives them extra motivation. They don’t want to give up the mountaintop.”
Chopra recalled how, in one of his documentaries, the Warriors head coach discussed “how maintaining greatness is way harder than achieving greatness because when you’re at the top everyone is coming at you, or teammates start fighting to share credit, or money becomes an issue.”
Chopra added: “Managing all of that is harder than being the outsider or underdog trying to get that first chip.”
source: people.com
