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Steph Curry surprises 9-year-old who asked why his shoes weren't sold to girls

Mar 23, 2024
Today is International Women's Day, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that women around the world make to society. Sometimes those contributions come from unexpected sources, like a nine-

year

-old girl who wrote a letter to NBA superstar Steph Curry and wanted to know why her shoe line. was not

sold

to

girls

in the

girls

section of the Underarmor website and in an interview you'll see only here on CBS this morning Dana Jacobson brings together Curry and fractionless fourth grader this week no, nine-

year

-old Riley Morrison , is like most fourth graders they have a lot of chores around the house and their favorite hobby, basketball, but last November Riley's life changed forever when she noticed that the basketball

shoes

designed by her favorite player from the NBA, Steph Curry, were apparently not available in girls' sizes.
steph curry surprises 9 year old who asked why his shoes weren t sold to girls
She was thinking this is not fair, so she wrote a letter to Steph Curry. I hope you can work with her. I'm ready to change this because girls want to rock the five curries. Yes, three months later, that letter will bring Riley and his family to this underarmor pop. store in Oakland, home of Curry's Golden State Warriors, when you wrote that letter, what did you want to happen? I just wanted him to change because I didn't think it was fair, were you expecting to hear from him, no, are you hoping it turns out not? Curry only read the letter, but it also inspired him and Underarmor to change the way they market

shoes

to girls, but they didn't stop there, they invited Riley to design the artwork inside the latest version of the Curry Six shoe.
steph curry surprises 9 year old who asked why his shoes weren t sold to girls

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I wanted to make sure she was a part of it, so it's amazing to be here. To see the store come full circle, there are two girls playing basketball and then cheering on what's behind them. I'll let you do the honors in this group. Straight up her luck, it should be over and now it's time for Riley to see it firsthand by writing a simple letter. Kendu school definitely built on my confidence before I wasn't very sure. He was very shy, so let's definitely expect how much pride I have. you take it when you see that knowing it's yours you can even describe what that's like no, that's good, you did something special, read me some of the things you wrote.
steph curry surprises 9 year old who asked why his shoes weren t sold to girls
Rock the Curry's Girls Hoop to be brave. What is it like to see him like this? It's a dream. come true, can you imagine how old he is writing a letter like that? I can't, first of all, his handwriting is better than mine, you sure sparked a big movement and we can act it out together, that's all, especially the moment when Riley gets his shoes. It's no coincidence that later tonight she'll be wearing these new sneakers on center court at the Warriors game on International Women's Day standing next to her idol and former pen pal. I want when I grow up to be like him.
steph curry surprises 9 year old who asked why his shoes weren t sold to girls
I just want to be able to do it. At least it will be as good as he is. I want my daughters to know that and have that confidence as a father. I think it's a job that we have every day to hopefully shape their perspective that they can do whatever they need to do. do your Stefan shimmy Fe, he's a long way from shooting hoops with his dad at the local gym and not going to play ball with one of the best players in the world, that trip was much more than just basketball, did it teach you a lesson ? not at all yes we all have a voice and by simply writing a letter you can make a change these are very powerful guys you owe by CBS this morning Dana Jacobson from Oakland California okay favorite story my favorite story and I love this one girl and the fact that Steph listened to her and did something, he is a father of two daughters, yes, I felt so good the last few days like the world is changing and he and a girl like that can feel and that Steph Curry responds and Underarmour answered that.
The way the world is changing is better and now that doesn't say that she was shy and now that this has given her confidence and that he had purple shoes, yes, it's a pretty shoe, yes, she has a daughter named Riley, yes You have it. a daughter named Riley and we'll see more of this, and congratulations to Steph Curry's team and Under Armor because we sent them emails. I've been emailing them for months saying, can we do this on International Women's Day? Can we be there when you meet? They followed this, they understood it, they understood it.
I have a Riley, who plays basketball, so this means a lot in our house. Yes, I will buy a pair of those shoes. I'm buying, okay. I'm Online. You have another reason to love some. courage yes

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