Sonya Curry is a well-known American schoolteacher and the mother of seven-time NBA all-star Stephen Curry. Sonya Adams was born in Radford, Virginia to Cleive Ester Adams and Candy Adams. She was raised in an African-American neighborhood with her two siblings, Cleive Adams Junior and India Adams. Cleive, her brother, is the head coach of the Averett University football team. Sonya used to play volleyball.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Sonya Curry |
| First Name | Sonya |
| Last Name | Curry |
| Profession | Celebrity Mother |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth City | Radford, Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Father Name | Cleive Ester Adams |
| Mother Name | Candy Adams |
| Gender Identity | Female |
| Sexual Orientation | straight |
| Horoscope | Gemini |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Dell Curry |
| No Of Children | 3 |
| Sibilings | Cleive Adams Junior and India Adams |
| Date of Birth | May 30,1966 |
| Age | 56 years |
| Married Date | 1988 |
Her experiences with prejudice and how athletics helped her escape it
Sonya grew raised in poverty, then faced tremendous bigotry. She saw a Klansman set fire to a crucifix when she was 11 years old. She was working as a scorekeeper for the Radford women’s softball league at the time when her mother was also a member of the squad playing against the white team. Before the game could begin, one of the Ku Klux Klan members put a cross on fire to force them to flee, but her mother’s squad forced them to flee by dragging them up with bats.
Sonya was a lifelong sports fan, and it was difficult for her to escape prejudice in high school. She believed she had to be the greatest in order to compel others to play with her. Because she was the greatest at sports, she was admitted as a student-athlete at Virginia Tech, where she played volleyball and led the team to multiple awards. She was her family’s first college student.
She met her future spouse in college
Sonya met her future husband, Dell Curry, when both were volleyball players at Virginia Tech. Dell was a professional basketball player in the past. From 1986 through 2002, he was a member of the NBA. In 1988, they married. Sonya and Dell established the Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1995. They are now living in Charlotte, North Carolina.
She had a strong influence on her son’s NBA career.
Sonya had to be a support system and a source of strength for her three children, boys Stephen and Seth Curry, and daughter Sydel Curry, so that her husband could concentrate on his work. She raised her children as an educator and a mother, reminding them of the essential things in life. She instilled in them the will to never give up. She has influenced not just Stephen Curry, but also her second son Seth Curry, who is an NBA player who presently plays for the Brooklyn Nets.
A strict disciplinarian
Sonya strictly enforces the rules. She refused to let Stephen participate in his first middle school basketball game since he denied performing the chores the night before. Sonya believes that they can only function as a family if everyone performs their share. It is not her responsibility to accomplish everything every day. She urged Stephen to wash his lips with soap after he was caught cussing during the playoff match.
Net Worth
Sonya’s actual net worth is unknown, but we do know the net worth of her brilliant son Stephen. Stephen, one of the finest NBA players of all time, was selected by the Warriors with the seventh overall choice in the 2009 NBA draft. With the Warriors, he won three titles. Aside from that, he has received various medals and distinctions, including the MVP award thrice. He has accumulated a wealth of $160 million as a result of his successful profession.