“He wasn’t for me”: Stephen Curry’s wife Ayesha Curry admits she never expected to fall for the NBA legend

Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry met each other long before he was drafted in the NBA and became one of the most popular and talented athletes in the world as well as in the league.While Stephen Curry’s marriage with Ayesha Curry has raised eyebrows over the years, she had confessed how she never thought the NBA legend will fall in love with her when they initially met.A few years ago, in December 2020, Stephen Curry’s wife, Ayesha Curry, opened up to PEOPLE about meeting the Golden State Warriors’ star player for the first time when they were kids.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.Stephen Curry’s wife, Ayesha Curry, said, “We were just kids….”The popular entrepreneur and chef added, “He was the cute boy at church that all of the girls were obsessed with, so I made a generalization that maybe he wasn’t for me.”To this, Stephen Curry added, “I don’t remember the exact first day I saw her…”The Golden State Warriors’ star player continued, “There was no wind blowing in her face with a backlight.”While the two did meet when they were children because they were part of the same church, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry did not start dating until years later, when they became teenagers.After dating for a couple of years, Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry got married in 2011 and went on to create a beautiful family with four children.Even though their marriage has attracted a lot of criticism over the years, Stephen Curry has always credited his wife in public for the success he has achieved in his career in the league and life.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.A few days ago, as Stephen Curry promoted his new memoir Shot Ready, he spoke to PEOPLE about the moment he realised Ayesha Curry was the one for him, long before he got married, when they were teenagers.Stephen Curry said, “We had just started dating, or about a year and some change in, and I was deciding whether I was gonna go to the draft or not…”The Golden State Warriors’ star player added, “She actually told me to stay in school because of how important finishing my degree was and the whole deal…”Stephen Curry continued, “That conversation and the emotions that I got to share really just established the fact that she was gonna be my biggest supporter no matter what I did…”Also Read: “I've wanted to punch them”: Stephen Curry’s wife Ayesha Curry opens up about the anger she feels when women try to pursue the NBA legend