Why Olympic Gold Medalist Stephen Curry Is Called "The Devil" In France

♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. MY FIRST GUEST IS AN AMERICAN YOU MIGHT KNOW FROM HIS RECENT TRIP TO PARIS. >> CURRY, OVER THE DOUBLE-TEAM. OH! >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," FOUR-TIME NBA CHAMPION AND NOW OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, STEPH CURRY! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ >> Steph: OH! ♪ ♪ >> Steph: OH! >> Stephen: IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, STEPH. >> Steph: IT'S NICE TO BE BACK. >> Stephen: REALLY ENJOYED THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE. I WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING. TONIGHT'S SHOW 1,542. YOU WERE LAST YEAR ON SHOW 10. >> Steph: TEN YEARS AGO. STILL WE WERE WAITING TO INVITE YOU BACK UNTIL YOU ACHIEVE SOMETHING. >> Stephen: EVERYBODY DOES. KETANJI BROWN JACKSON DIDN'T COME ON UNTIL SHE WAS A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. YOU GOT THE GOLD MEDAL, MAN, CONGRATULATIONS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Steph: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I LOVE IT. IT NEVER GETS OLD. >> USA! USA! USA! >> Stephen: I'VE GOT TO ASK, THAT'S VERY PRECIOUS. WHERE DO YOU KEEP IT? >> Steph: IT'S BEEN A COUPLE WEEKS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN OUTSIDE OF ARM'S LENGTH. I DEFINITELY BROUGHT IT, OBVIOUSLY. >> Stephen: OH, YEAH. MAY I? >> Steph: ABSOLUTELY. >> Stephen: THAT'S GOT SOME HAVE TO IT. >> Steph: IT'S GOT SOME WEIGHT. >> Stephen: IT'S GOT A PIECE OF THE OLD EIFFEL TOWER. >> Steph: THE HEXAGON IN THE MIDDLE, I GUESS THEY RENOVATED THE EIFFEL TOWER. >> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC. YOU HAVE CHAMPIONSHIPS, MVPs, HARDWARE, NOW YOU'VE GOT THE GOLD MEDAL. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THEM? WHERE DOES IT STACK UP? >> Steph: NBA CHAMPIONSHIP, NINE-MONTH JOURNEY. THE PLAYOFFS, SUCH A BIG BUILD UP BUT IT'S TOUGH CHOICE. THIS IS DEFINITELY FIFTH ON THE TITLE BUT IT HAS A DIFFERENT EMOTION. I CAN COME IN ANY BUILDING AND YOU ARE GOING TO YELL "USA." I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WARRIOR FANS IN HERE. THIS IS DEFINITELY. >> Stephen: NO SECRET YOU HADN'T BEEN PLAYING UP TO YOUR STANDARDS UP TO THE LAST TWO GAMES. WHAT'D YOU DO TO FLIP THE SWITCH? DID YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SAY HEY, YOU'RE STEPH CURRY. OH, RIGHT, I FORGOT. I'M STEPH CURRY FOR THEN YOU WENT AND STARTED DRAINING THREES THREES. >> Steph: WERE YOU IN MY ROOM? >> Stephen: WHAT YOU DO TO GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME IF YOU'RE NOT FIRING ON ALL THE CYLINDERS QUESTIONING >> Steph: IT'S POSITIVE SELF-TALK. WE WERE WINNING AND I WAS DOING MY PART. I WAS SETTINGS GREENS, TRYING TO PLAY HARD. I KNEW AT SOME POINT I'M GOING TO NEED TO MAKE SOME SHOTS. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I ACTUALLY REMEMBER AFTER WE PLAYED PUERTO RICO IN THE POOL PLAYING AROUND, DOING AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE GUYS FROM THE AREA AND IS HE WAS TALKING, ASKING THE SAME QUESTION, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR SHOT? ARE YOU WORRY ABOUT IT? YADA YADA. POSITIVE SELF-TALK CAME OUT. WE ARE WINNING. I KNOW A FLURRY IS COMING AND AS SOON AS I SAID THAT LeBRON WALKS BEHIND ME ME WAS LIKE "DAMN RIGHT IT IS." WITH HIS BARITONE VOICE. IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. I HAD TO GET USED TILL LIKING THAT GUY BECAUSE OF ALL OF OUR BATTLES. IT WAS DEFINITELY CONFIDENCE BOOST. IT CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME. >> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THAT CAMARADERIE IS GOING TO GET IN THE WAY WITH THE REGULAR SEASON STARTS? >> Steph: NOT AT ALL. >> Stephen: YOU DID SOMETHING, WELL, YOU PISSED OFF THE FRENCH BECAUSE HE BEAT THEM IN THE JAFFE JOB SO MUCH THAT McDONALD'S FRIENDS PUT UP THIS AD AND IT SAYS, IN ENGLISH, IT READS "FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, WE ARE CONSIDERING REMOVING THIS, THE CURRY SAUCE." WITH THE CAPTION "FOUR YEARS MINIMUM." FRENCH ANNOUNCERS CALLED TO THE DEVIL. >> Steph: THEY DID, THEY REALLY DID. >> Stephen: YOUR THOUGHTS? >> Steph: I WATCHED A LOT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE FRENCH BROADCASTERS WERE HILARIOUS. THE DEVIL CURRY. THE DEVIL CURRY DOES IT AGAIN. I WILL NOT BE ADOPTING THAT NICKNAME. >> Steph: YOUR NIGHT-NIGHT HAS BECOME ICONIC. HERE YOU ARE IN A SPECIAL HOODIE THAT WAS MADE FOR YOU AFTER -- IT SAYS "NUIT-NUIT." ARE YOU GOING TO PATENT THIS? GOING TO COPYRIGHT NOW? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Steph: IT'S A NICE TOUCH. NICE TOUCH. >> Stephen: YOUR INSTAGRAM BIO SAYS PHILIPPIANS 4:13. I'M CURIOUS WHAT THAT VERSE IS, FROM THE LETTERS OF ST. PAUL AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU. >> Steph: THAT'S MY SOURCE OF STRENGTH. AND DETERMINATION AND MY PURPOSE REALLY. ANYTHING THAT YOU DO IN LIFE IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE UNDYING FAITH IN YOURSELF AND THE BELIEF THAT YOU CAN CONQUER ANYTHING. FOR ME THROUGH I GET MY STRENGTH AND I CAN DO ALL THE THINGS. WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE AT DAVIDSON IN NORTH CAROLINA, MOM TEXTED ME BEFORE MY FIRST PRACTICE AND SHE GAVE ME A BUNCH OF WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. HER FAVORITE VERSES ROMANS 8:20. YOU NEED TO PICK A VERSE YOU CAN GO TO IN TIMES OF NEED AND GIVE YOU THAT INSPIRATION. SO PHILIPPIANS 4:13, I WRITE IT ON EVERY PAIR OF SHOES. "I CAN DO ALL THINGS." IT'S A GREAT REMINDER. YOU'RE ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR PURPOSE WHILE YOU'RE HERE AND FOR ME THAT'S IT. >> Stephen: A LOT OF ATHLETES WHO HAVE DEEP FAITH SOMETIMES WILL GIVE THEIR VICTORIES UP TO THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. DO YOU THINK PICKS WINNERS AND GAMES? [LAUGHTER] I'M JUST ASKING. LISTEN, I AM A CHRISTIAN I LIKE A BIBLE BUT I'M NOT SURE JESUS IS COVERING THE SPREAD. >> Steph: HE MIGHT DO A COUPLE PARLAYS. YOU NEVER KNOW. [LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: SIDE BETS. PETER SOMEBODY MADE A JOKE WHEN I CAN BACK FROM PARIS, YOU ARE GOD'S FAVORITE BASCO. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE THAT BUT IF I CAN LEAD YOU TO HIM THROUGH SHOOTING HOOPS, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. STILL WILL BE BACK WITH MORE STEPH CURRY. STICK AROUND.