Steph Curry is open to changing his career path once his playing days are over.
The Golden State Warriors point guard, 35, told CBS News’ Jericka Duncan that he would not rule out becoming president of the United States someday. “I have an interest in leveraging every part of my influence for good,” he told CBS Mornings. “So if that’s the way to do it, then maybe.”
Curry went on to say that if politics were the way to bring about “meaningful change,” he would look into civics to address issues such as literacy rates among younger generations.
“Not that soon,” he said when Duncan, 40, suggested a 2028 campaign.I Am Extraordinary, Curry’s second children’s book, was published on Tuesday. The story revolves around a girl with auditory impairment who wants to join her school’s soccer team but is self-conscious about her hearing aids.
“With the help of and perspectives from new friends, what begins as a bumpy, anxiety-filled start for Zoe, soon transitions into an eye-opening experience about what it means to be different—and what it means to be extraordinary,” reads a synopsis of publisher Penguin Random House’s sophomore book.
As the father of three — soon to be four — children with wife Ayesha Curry, the basketball star has a vested interest in raising the next generation. The NBA’s it-couple has two daughters, Riley, 11, and Ryan, 8, as well as a son, Canon, 5.Ayesha announced in her magazine Sweet July’s March 1 cover story that the couple was expecting their fourth child.
“I would load up the car and think, “Oh, I forgot something.” However, nobody was forgotten. “It began to turn my brain a little,” she explained. “So we set out on this journey, knowing that this would complete our family.”