Pets provide more than just company; they often become unofficial team members. Athletes have long been known to be fiercely competitive, always looking for an edge. With a little motivation from their furry (or not furry) sidekicks, we watch these champions accomplish amazing feats.
Athletes
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Elliot Anderson Pets
Elliot Anderson is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Scotland national team. Making his debut for Newcastle United in January 2021, Anderson quickly demonstrated his potential and versatility on the field. His performances at both club and international levels have marked him as a promising talent within the sport.
André Gomes Pets
André Filipe Tavares Gomes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Portugal national team. Gomes began his career at Benfica, where he won the domestic treble in the 2013–2014 season. He then moved to Valencia in 2014, and after two seasons, joined Barcelona in 2016.
George Baldock Pets
George Baldock is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Sheffield United. Baldock began his career at Milton Keynes Dons, where he made his professional debut in 2009. After several loan spells at clubs including Tamworth, Northampton Town, and Oxford United, he signed with Sheffield United in 2017.
Michelle Jenneke Pets
Michelle Jenneke is an Australian hurdler and model, known for her achievements in the 100 meters hurdles at various international competitions. She gained widespread attention for her pre-race warm-up dance at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she won a silver medal. Jenneke has represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and the World University Games.
Victoria Pendleton Pets
Victoria Pendleton CBE is a retired British track cyclist who has been a prominent figure in the sport. During her career, she won nine World Championships titles including a record six in the individual sprint competition, spanning from 2005 to 2012. Pendleton also secured two gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the individual sprint at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the keirin at the 2012 London Olympics.
Adama Traoré Pets
Adama Traoré Diarra is a professional footballer from Spain who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Spain national team. Known for his exceptional pace, strength, and dribbling skills, Traoré began his career with Barcelona’s youth teams before making his professional debut with the club in 2013. He subsequently moved to Aston Villa in 2015, then to Middlesbrough in 2016, and finally to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2018.
Max Aarons Pets
Maximillian James Aarons is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Norwich City and the England national under-21 team. Aarons began his career at Luton Town before moving to Norwich City in 2016. He made his professional debut for Norwich in 2018 and has since become a key player for the team, contributing to their 2018–2019 Championship-winning season and earning individual accolades such as the EFL Young Player of the Season and a place in the EFL Team of the Season for the same campaign.
Louis Smith Pets
Louis Smith is a British former artistic gymnast who specialized in the pommel horse, winning silver and bronze medals at the Olympic Games. Throughout his career, Smith demonstrated exceptional skill and artistry in gymnastics, particularly on the pommel horse, where he was known for his high degree of difficulty and execution. His accomplishments include winning Britain’s first gymnastics medal in over 100 years at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, followed by further success with a team bronze and an individual silver at the 2012 London Olympics, and another silver at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Austin Vanderford Pets
Austin Vanderford is an American professional mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. Known for his robust wrestling background, Vanderford has garnered attention within the mixed martial arts community for his performance in Bellator MMA, where as of August 16, 2023, he is ranked #6 in the Middleweight division. His career transitioned from a notable amateur wrestling tenure, which included two Alaska State Wrestling Championships and an NAIA National Wrestling Championship, to a professional MMA career marked by an undefeated streak before joining Bellator.
Jesper Bratt Pets
Jesper Bratt is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted in the sixth round, 162nd overall, by the Devils in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Bratt made his NHL debut in the 2017–2018 season. Since his debut, Bratt has consistently been among the top scorers for the New Jersey Devils, demonstrating a significant improvement in his offensive production each season.