張灝霖

Every night， we can see stars twinkle in the sky. They shine brightly like diamonds mosaic in the dark sky which resembles black velvet. But have you ever thought why they can shine？I think thats because of the darkness. Without it， we cant see them. Just like the stars， humans also need difficulties on their way to success.

On March 14th， 1988， a family in Akron， Ohio， US， gave birth to a baby. His name is Stephen Curry. As we all know， now he is the booming point guard from the Golden State Warriors. Charles Barkley said， “Stephen Curry is one of the leagues best defenders in active service， he is a so brilliant goalscorer that he plays an important role in the success of Warriors.” So real， because the NBA ‘s best shooter was once a long shot.

Stephen s father is Dell Curry， one of the NBA s best shooters， who is six feet four tall. He didnt want Stephen to follow his steps， but to do anything he likes as long as put full heart into it. Stephen thought basketball was special because it was what his father was doing， so when he was in Grade eight， he decided to spend whole time playing it and started to do anything to play in the college. However， he was too small — just five feet six and 125 pounds， to have enough strength. Then he practiced again and again in his backyard. His father taught him jump shot， and trained him until very late every day. It was very painful to spend a lot of hours on it everyday in the whole summer. Sometimes he cried and didnt want to work again. But he had no choice because he just had a normal body. Through it， his PPG （Points Per Game）increased to 20 points during senior high.

However， after his graduation， a harder situation was coming. There was none of colleges willing to recruit him. Almost every coach in them said， “Oh man， he is little.” It hurt him certainly， but he treated it as an encouragement and just played his game. He believed that the right coach and the right college were waiting for him. Finally he found it. That college was Davidson which had only 1， 600 students and had never won in the NCAA（National Collegiate Athletic Association） since 1969. The coach said he saw brilliance in him. It was the way the coach talked and the confidence he expressed in him that made Stephen believe that if he let him coach himself， and the good things would happen， although his father didnt think highly of him. At last， Stephen became the most unstoppable scorer with his shooting ability in NCAA.

In 2009 NBA drafts， Stephen was picked at the 7th place by Warriors. But at the beginning of his career in NBA， he always sprained his ankle. Many people thought he would not go all out for this harm， while he was competitive and would not let the injury stop him. After six-month healing， in November 2012， Stephen came back and set a new single season three-pointers made record.

Stephen now is signed by Under Armour， but before 2013， he was a Nike athlete. However Nike slighted him. Stephen hoped to be given a youth basketball camp， like many of the NBA s biggest stars， but didnt get one. When it came to the meeting， Nike dropped the ball by mispronouncing his first name. And it was also clear that Nike was placing Stephen in a category below their top stars like LeBron James， Kevin Durant， and Kobe Bryant. Few people saw Stephen s rise coming， and it has become Nike s biggest fear， which they cant overcome in shoes business.

On May 11th， Stephen became the first unanimous MVP， winning the award for a second straight season. And in a research before， which let 1， 400 American people whose ages are between 18 and 34 choose their favorite sportsman — not just basketball player， Stephen was the No.1. They love Stephen， because they can catch sight of silhouettes of themselves from him. Everyone could become a basketball star just like Stephen！ By his experiences， he showed us the possibility that every ordinary man can realize their dreams， and nothing is impossible as long as you make your efforts.

So many difficulties weave our dark sky， we are exactly the stars. Because of it， we can flash. No matter how dark in the future， just believe that we can shine like diamonds as long as we struggle to do it.