Curry tops James Harden and LeBron James and becomes 2nd Warriors season MVP since the late great Wilt Chamberlain

"Be Humble".

Those were the words of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who on Monday night was awarded the 2015 NBA MVP award. Curry finished with 100 first-place votes, followed by Houston Rockets own, James Harden with 25 and Lebron James with 5.

It honestly could have gone either way, but being the best player on the best team, posting a regular season stat line of: 23.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists, could not be ignored, and both James and Harden have better scoring averages of 25.3 and 27.4 respectively.

Curry becomes the second Warriors season MVP since the late great Wilt Chamberlain, who won the award in 1960. And with this award you could just imagine how saddened all of the New York Knicks fans, around the world are feeling, right about now.

Curry has never done anything to us (despite lighting up the garden for a career high 54 points, Feb. 27th, 2013), the city of New York, but he was one pick away from donning the orange and blue. In that 2009 NBA Draft, Curry was selected one slot ahead of the Knicks, going seventh overall to the Warriors while the Knicks had to settle for the likes of Jordan Hill, who suits up for the Los Angeles Lakers. And there's no comparison.

At this rate, Hill is destined to be a NBA journey-man who can help a winning team, while Curry is on pace to one day look up at his jersey in the rafters when it’s all said and done. We should have seen this coming. The word humble is important because, it defined Curry's MVP award acceptance speech in addition to how he's conducted himself on and off the court and it all started with his upbringing.

Curry is the son of Dell Curry, a respected former NBA sniper. Curry followed in his father's footsteps, pursuing a career in basketball. He wasn't heavily recruited coming out of Charlotte Christian high school, rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals, and chose to play his collegiate basketball in-state, at the small college of Davidson.

There, Curry became a star.

He averaged 25.3 points during his 3-year stay, leaving Davidson as the All-time Davidson leader in points with 2,635 and the rest is history and it seems like only yesterday, James was attending Davidson games just to see what Curry would do next.

Since his arrival in Golden State, Curry has performed. He's started from day one, and six years in, Curry is one of the many faces of the NBA. He's a 2-time NBA All-star in counting, with two Olympic Gold Medals and it just seems as though the awards will continue to over-flow Curry's shelves into the immediate future.

Like this one. It's the highest individual award in sports, and upon receiving it, Curry paid homage to his teammates, his family and most importantly, his old man.

Curry gave insight into what it was like being the son of an NBA player, saying that it wasn't easy, but he was proud of what he was able to do in his career and that following in his footsteps meant a lot to him.

In his honor, Curry wears No. 30; the number his dad wore during his career.

The word humble is important here because, with his achievements, Curry hasn't taken anything for granted and unlike pre-collegiate career, people are finally taking notice of, without a doubt the best shooter in the NBA.

He's a spokesperson for degree.

He's got his own shoe with Under Armour and he's the other half of the "Splash Brothers", along with teammate, Klay Thompson.

There's no more denying Curry's greatness and the best is yet to come for the former Wildcat who is expected to lead his team to the NBA Finals this year.

In closing his speech, Curry left the crowd with words that resonate.

"Make sure you live in the moment, and work your butt off every single day. I hope I inspire people all around the world to just be themselves, be humble and be grateful for all the blessings in your life, and I'm truly honored to be your MVP this year, thank you very much."