Long before Stephen Curry became one of the greatest three-point shooters ever to play in the NBA, he was a scrawny (but talented) guard for the Davidson Wildcats.

However, his undersized stature didn't mean he wasn't coveted by several NBA teams heading into the 2009 NBA Draft.

Curry and fellow sharpshooter James Harden attended a camp hosted by LeBron James and Chris Paul ahead of that draft, where the superstars clearly made an impact on the young players.

Following one of the camp's sessions, LeBron and Paul gathered the young campers and shared words of wisdom and inspiration, as you can see in the below video:

"Every time y'all go on a basketball court, get better," James says. "Don't ever cheat yourself. This is what we dreamed of. This is what we do. We always grew up wanting to play basketball."

LeBron continues by extolling the values of hard work and how important it is for reaching superstardom:

"I'm not saying to you all, 'Don't go out,'" LeBron says. "Just know that that next day, no matter what happens, if it's in the morning, or if it's in the afternoon or if it's at night, get in the gym."

Paul then chimed in with some wisdom of his own, explaining to the young players that hard work doesn't stop once you reach the NBA - that's when it begins:

"A lot of guys get to the league and they're like, 'I made it,'" he says. "I've got a boy like that who wants to play on the Olympic team and wants to do all that different stuff, but he's chilling. They make it to the league and they be like, 'Alright, I can get whatever I want.' They want what superstars get, but they ain't in the gym and they ain't doing all that difficult stuff. I hate a dude who gets there and feels like they made it. Once you get to the league, you've got to start all over."

Clearly, both Curry and Harden took James and Paul's words to heart, as they have become two of the most dynamic players in the NBA today. Curry has set all sorts of three-point records, and Harden has turned into a triple-double machine and legitimate MVP candidate this season.

Though LeBron and Curry could be heading toward a third-straight NBA Finals matchup (with the first two battles being split), the Warriors star would probably be the first to give James a lot of the credit for shaping his career - both with his words and by the example he sets on and off the court.