Tom Brady, Stephen Curry Share These Traits Says Gotham Chopra

Rejection can turn into a powerful motivation, and Gotham Chopra believes that this motivation made Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Warriors star Steph Curry really great in their respective sports.

There’s almost zero chance that we see Brady and Curry on the same field, but Chopra has already identified some common character traits they share. The film director signed Facebook series “Tom vs Time” and “Stephen vs The Game.” In his interview with the Boston Globe, Chopra said that the GOAT and Curry managed to overcome their unheralded starts through passion, focus and awesome motivation.

“They’re very different, as a lot of these guys are, just in terms of personality and background,” Chopra said. “But there are definitely similarities that have contributed to the incredible success they have had — they’re detail-oriented, passionate about what they do, they are disciplined in terms of training, preparation and focus, almost maniacal, that sort of stuff that not all great athletes maintain.”

Brady was selected with the 199^th pick of the 2000 NFL Draft. Curry didn’t have the smoothest start of his career. He played three seasons at Davidson College before the Golden State selected him with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Brady and Curry were overlooked at various points in their professional careers. The last decade was really important for both stars. TB12 and Curry won a combined nine NBA championships and Super Bowls.

“They turn doubt into fuel,” Chopra added. “They’ve both become institutions, but that gives them extra motivation. They don’t want to give up the mountaintop. (Warriors coach) Steve Kerr in one of the episodes talks about 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. Managing all of that is harder than being the outsider or underdog trying to get that first chip.”

Curry has a great chance to win his fourth championship, and Brady is getting ready for his seventh ring. Their dedication and motivation have reached the highest peak, and the best is yet to come.