The greatest rival of any professional player isn't a fellow player: it's Father Time. Any player, star or role player, will inevitably decline over the course of their career. The best thing that players can do is fight him off as long as possible. Well, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is doing a damn good job of staving off his age.

It's hard to believe, but Stephen Curry is entering his age-35 season in the 2023-24 season. Typically, NBA players start to fall out by their age-32 or 33 season. Curry, meanwhile, is playing the best ball of his career towards the end of his career. What is Curry's secret? Well, according to Draymond Green, it's an insatiable desire to remain the best, a passion unlike any other. (video from SirisuXM Radio)

Warriors' Draymond Green on Stephen Curry: “I think he’s one of the most special people you’ll be around. When you look at Steph, he’s nice, right?… Underneath all of that? It’s like a never-dying passion that’s just burning, raging—and he works, as hard as I’ve ever seen anybody work,.. He’s trying to defeat age. This dude continues to work harder and harder, like this dude’s trying to defeat age. We all know Father Time is undefeated, and guess what he’s doing right now? He’s beating those odds right now.”

Article Continues Below
More Warriors News
Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23) walk off the court after game seven of the first round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center
Why Warriors’ Stephen Curry won’t follow in Draymond Green’s podcast footstepsJosue Pavon ·
Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) hugs Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) after a game at the Chase Center
Warriors’ Draymond Green relives Klay Thompson’s epic Game 6 vs. ThunderJosue Pavon ·
Klay Thompson with his dog Rocco.
Klay Thompson’s beloved dog Rocco passes away at 13Kenzo Fukuda ·
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) holds onto the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fourth quarter during game four of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Chase Center. Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
Mavericks ‘blueprint’ cited for Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga trade strategyJake Faigus ·
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) dribbles the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half during game two of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center.
Warriors rumors: 1 major complication for Jonathan Kuminga trade scenariosJulian Ojeda ·
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) stands on the court before a play against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second quarter during game four of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Chase Center.
Nets rumors: ‘Current expectation’ on Jonathan Kuminga offer sheet comes with trade twistZachary Weinberger ·

Last season, Curry averaged 29.4 points on around 49% shooting from the field and 42% from deep. He also had 6.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game. That was him at 34 years old. The Warriors star is showing no signs of slowing down, and that might be the case for a couple more years.

Curry's playstyle means that he'll likely stick around longer than the average star. It will be fascinating to see the lengths to which Curry will attempt to battle with Father Time before he calls it quits.