A Hidden Struggle: Stephen Curry Makes Surprising Revelation About an Issue He Faced Since His Early NBA Days

Stephen Curry has spent his career being underestimated in one specific way, even his own front office didn't fully grasp it until recently. Behind the four championships and the shooting motion nobody's figured out how to stop, there was a detail about how he actually processes the game that stayed mostly unknown.Curry recently talked about it publicly for the first time, and it changes how those title runs look in hindsight. It started with a phone call from his coaching staff.Stephen Curry opens up about the eye condition that shaped his best yearsStephen Curry says a rare condition called keratoconus quietly altered how he saw the court during Golden State's title years, and for a while he had no idea anything was wrong. Diagnosed in 2018, the irregular shape of his cornea left him seeing blurred, distorted images for stretches without a clear explanation. "I didn't know I was really dealing with crazy blurred vision," Curry told PEOPLE, describing how he simply built his game around a problem he couldn't yet name.The discovery came almost by accident. Then-Warriors general manager Bob Myers noticed him squinting during a road broadcast and pushed him to get his eyes checked, a nudge that led straight to the diagnosis. Doctors explained the condition was progressive and could worsen without care, which sent him toward contact lenses he found tough to adjust to at first. These days he gets checked every six months and tells others to do the same, joking that his memoir might be titled "The Whole Time I Couldn't See." Between 2015 and 2022, four championships came anyway.Curry's contract call and shooting numbers still headline Warriors talkWhile that revelation reframes part of his legacy, Curry is also at the center of a very present decision. The 38-year-old is eligible for a two-year, $136.7 million extension, and Golden State has left the timeline entirely up to him. He isn't treating it like a distraction, insisting the process won't change how hard he plays either way and that he'll sign only once he's weighed every angle himself.Former coach PJ Carlesimo isn't ready to call this the end of Golden State's window, either. "Steph hasn't lost anything," Carlesimo said, pointing to a roster that still has bite when everyone is healthy. He argued a fully fit trio of Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler still gives the Warriors a real shot, brushing off the idea that time has already run out.Even now, comparisons keep popping up that show why his standard is still the one everyone measures against. This season, Sophie Cunningham has been shooting a shade better than Curry's career three-point mark, a stat her podcast co-host used to explain just how hard that number is to touch, since Curry set it across nearly two decades most shooters can only chase in flashes.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.