‘I Felt the Calling’: Stephen Curry Tells of Day He Gave His Life to Christ

NBA star Stephen Curry says in the latest episode of Facebook’s Stephen vs The Game that he became a Christian at a young age and that he writes a Bible verse on his sneakers to remind him of “who I’m playing for.”

It’s part of the fifth episode in the series and titled simply, “Faith.” 

The Golden State Warriors guard says he learned early in life he couldn’t live off his parents’ faith. He was saved in the eighth grade while listening to a youth pastor named Jason, he said. 

“I felt the calling, went down to the altar [and] gave my life to Christ. That became the beginning of my own personal journey,” he said. “I think my faith is about the personal relationship more so than the following a certain religious tradition, a religious practice.”

It’s important, he said, to “make sure you’re feeding your spirit with the right things versus what this world is throwing at us.” He called it a “constant, constant battle.” 

“It’s only that much more serious because I have three kids that are going to be watching every move that we make,” he said.

The episode includes interviews with his father, Dell, and his mother, Sonya.

“I would have them get up at six o’clock in the morning to do devotion before school, to emphasize putting God first – to also train them, ‘You’re gonna have a job, get up at six o’clock…