Comfortable in your own skin

Just over a month ago I wrote first about Steph Curry and his actions to empower girls.

Today I find myself sharing another example of leadership off the court from this athlete, and again from an article he wrote in The Players Tribune, a quite remarkable publication that gives athletes a platform to share, in-depth, their stories.

I’ll share today his most recent example of leadership voiced in the article “Underrated”, but I dug deeper and the phrase I want to highlight from him today is from an earlier article: “I’m a person who is comfortable in his own skin”

Now, for those of you who are not fans of and versed in pro Basketball, you may know little of Steph Curry. Suffice to say he is a great player and leader of his team, who have won multiple championships.

What is increasingly making him stand out, though, is his leadership off the court. The first article he wrote for The Players Tribune was on Veterans Day in 2017, November 11th. In this he wrote:

“I’m a person who is comfortable in his own skin. I’m 29 now. I’ve got two daughters, a wonderful wife, two amazing parents. I’ve been all over this country, from Charlotte to the Bay. And I feel confident in the fact that I’ve developed a foundation for my character that I can be proud of. I know what I believe in, and I know what I stand…