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Why Riley Curry Is the True MVP of the NBA Finals

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For the first time in 40 years, the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals last night! It was a huge victory for the players, their coach Steve Kerr (did you know he's won five Finals as a player, four of which were consecutive?) and the Bay Area, in general. But the true winner in all of this is Stephen Curry's two-year-old daughter, Riley Curry. Here's why:

She's savvy enough to know that any public figure worth their salt needs a catchphrase:

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Sure, she borrowed hers from Drake, but she does it better, as this video attests:

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She knows how to own a press conference:




 

And how to politely tell her dad to be quiet.

She understands that, in order to become America's sweetheart, one must be full of love and light and cuteness...

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...but must also know when to leave them wanting more:

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She is a feminist who knows her worth and when it's her turn:

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She can make a grown man cry:

 
She is meme royalty:

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She (and her shadow) can dance better than your favorite pop star:

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And her victory dance is just the right amount of experimental and intimidating:

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What does the future hold for Riley (other than preschool)? Will she eventually sign to Drake's label? Or be a Nobel Prize winner? Or the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? We'll have to wait a few more years to find out what she ends up cooking up:

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