Steph Curry and Ayesha Curry talk to CBS Mornings

The Golden State Warriors tip off the preseason tonight against the L.A. Lakers, led by Warriors guard Stephen Curry, a four-time NBA champ, two-time league MVP, and king of the three-point shot. His prolific shooting beyond the arc changed the game, but there's more. From a foundation benefiting Oakland school kids to basketball and golf tours, Curry and his wife, Aisha, have made it a priority to help provide access to kids and teens from underserved communities. I caught up with the Curries last month at a golf fundraiser for their foundation to talk about their impact and two of Steph's favorite sports. Here's Curry for the record. Steph Curry has already made his mark on the NBA, but at age 35, entering his 15th season in the league, Curry isn't resting on his laurels. I feel like we've been through it so many times. We also know that father time in the sense of like, we're not going to have this opportunity, you know, too much longer. So you got to give it everything you have. And if he needed any extra motivation... Stephen Curry, what's going on with you, bro? I'm doing fantastic. Appreciate y'all having me, man. This clip that went viral over the summer from the podcast Gills Arena with former NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas could do the trick. Are you the best point guard ever? Yes. Yes. It's me and Magic. That's the conversation. That Magic would be five-time NBA champion and Lakers great Magic Johnson. No surprise some NBA legends like Michael Jordan weighed in, fully backing Magic as number one. I love that he asked me. I was like, what do you want me to say? Like, no, I'm not. Part of it too is just a little sneaky motivation myself because I know I still got some more time on the court. So we'll see what the resume looks like when it's all said and done. But you know, there's obviously so much respect for Magic. You said like the this idea that you're in that conversation with him. Yeah, I'm still kind of wrapping my mind around what that actually means because I also know the history of basketball and I respect amazing talent like Magic was. It's good TV though, you know. And Curry's legacy isn't only being written on the court. We have a true opportunity to leave a lasting impact within the Oakland community, which is our adoptive home. It's not just a now thing. It's hopefully a lifelong work that we can be a part of and bring a lot of people along with us. He's talking about the Eat Learn Play Foundation he and his wife Aisha started four years ago. This bus personifies the three pillars of the mission, providing kids in the Oakland Unified School District with a quality meal, access to books, and a safe space to play. When you're not afforded those things, it's like, how can I even dream, let alone dream big? And so for me, it's these three fundamental things that we're going to be able to provide and offer and help and give them the space to be able to even think about dreaming. It sounds so simple. But you take it for granted. We take it for granted and it's, you know, a quality meal, a safe place to play, and access to books can change the entire trajectory of my whole life. Like, that's insane. At this golf fundraiser in August, We got $10,000 right here, would have been $15,000. The Curry's raised $2 million to support the foundation's goal of raising $50 million in the next three years. But Eat Learn Play isn't the Curry's only effort in providing access. The first Division I golf program for Howard University. In 2019, Curry also made a $6 million donation to bring back the Howard Golf Team, defunct for 40 years. The Bisons started play the next season, winning two of three Division I HBCU National Championships since. Howard Golf is the North Star that gives kids a vision of what it's like to, or what it could be like to play, you know, collegiate golf, to pursue something and feel like it's possible that you can reach that level. Hopefully, you know, we can get more representation on the LPGA and PGA Tours. But meanwhile, golf is the vehicle to open up endless, you know, access to other industries. It's business that happens out on the golf course. The world and the business of golf is huge. You know, kids want to inspire to what they see, and the more you can put it front and center, make golf look fun and accessible, then I think it'll change lives. Which is what Curry's underrated golf tour also aims to do. Open to junior boys and girls players, it exposes them to top courses and college coaches they likely wouldn't have access to otherwise. Golf's obviously such an expensive sport, and we're trying to kind of fill in that gap, especially from the competitive element, you know, get more black and brown, you know, young boys and girls, young men and women in these same arenas. As for Steph's golf game. This like frustrates the greatest athletes in the world, and whenever I see a highlight of you, you're just doing it really well. It's really frustrating. That's why it's a highlight, because you don't get to see the lowlights. You don't get to see the shots are missed. Two holes in one? Come on. I've had some special moments out there. What do you love about golf? Competing with yourself. Golf is the most humbling sport in the world. If I show up to the basketball court every day, I'm probably going to be the same exact player, and maybe get a little bit better, and golf, for whatever reason, you can show up and not recognize yourself. And that's the fun part about it, because it's unpredictable. Also fun? Sharing the game he's played since age 10 with his family. Aisha first picking up clubs just a few months ago. I'm loving every second of it. Even with the frustration that you can have with the shot. Frustrations with the shots. Just right now, I'm playing against myself, and that's okay. And brave enough to take a swing for the cameras. And her golf coach, husband, Steph. You remembered all of it. I did? That's perfect. No arguments on the course? When she first started, the only riff I had was like, if we're going to go play, and we're going to play nine holes, we're going to play nine holes. We're not going to quit, right? We're not going to play four, and I'm not hitting good shots. So once we got over that hurdle, it only took maybe, what, two rounds? That was it. Actually, he said I'm very coachable, which to me is like a big compliment. And I think what's the best feeling, because he's so great at it, when I hit the ball right, his reaction, it's worth every piece of frustration that I experience attempting to learn. So when he does decide he's had it on the basketball court, is it just the two of you out golfing? What do you do? What do you do then, when he's hanging around the house a little bit more? You know, what's interesting is like, I would love to say that that's what it would be, but I know him so well, and he can't sit still. So I feel like there's too much work to be done. And I think the same could be said for both of us, like even when it comes to eat, learn, play, like I think when the ball stops bouncing for him, it's like, how do we make more impact? How do we get more involved? What more can we do? So from that perspective, I think, you know, 18 holes, yeah. But after that, it's time to get to work. Right. I love it. And you know, I mentioned some of the fundraising goals, but in the last four years, Eat, Learn, Play has also delivered $25 million meals, $6 million for literacy programs, and revitalized 11 play spaces, along with huge amounts of money they've raised. It just feels like they are so focused on providing access for people and succeeding every step of the way because of what they're doing. And I love how they're giving back in their adoptive home, like they said, Oakland, which has given them so much. Exactly. Yeah. Eating is good, learning is good, and playing is good. But they really are basic. But when you think about it, Aisha said this, you don't have those three things. How are you supposed to dream about something, let alone have a huge dream? So that is part of it. It is basic. We try to do all three of those things every single Saturday. We need to. Eat, learn, play. That's right. Right?