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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Bryce Harper Pets

Bryce Harper is American professional baseball right fielder born in Las Vegas. He played his entire minor league career for the Washington Nationals before signing with them as an international free agent in 2011 at age 17. He later joined the Major League Baseball (MLB) team Philadelphia Phillies in 2019.

Justin Norris Pets

Justin Norris, an Australian swimmer who won the bronze medal in 2000 Summer Olympics 200 meters butterfly and 2001 FINA World Championships 200 meter individual medley. He claimed another three gold medals at 2002 Commonwealth Games (200m & 400 IM), but failed to reach finals of 2003 Barcelona worlds after finishing 6th overall with 4×100 free relay victory against England’s Alan Marynoskyj among others. He is also the lead of The Norris Nuts, a popular YouTube channel that has over 6 million subscribers.

Carlos Sainz Jr. Pets

Carlos Sainz Jr. is a Spanish racecar driver. He competes in the Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari and he is the son of Carlos Sainz Sr., a double World Rally Champion.

Lucas Giolito Pets

Lucas Giolito is an American baseball pitcher. He plays for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Lucas was selected in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Washington Nationals.

Alex Rodriguez Pets

Alex Rodriguez is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist. Nicknamed “A-Rod” during his career in baseball, Alex Rodriguez played 22 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (1994–2000), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), and New York Yankees (2004–2016). He is also the part owner of the NBA team, Minnesota Timberwolves.

April Ross Pets

April Ross is an American beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic medalist. She is among USC’s all-time career record-holders.

Gus Kenworthy Pets

Gus Kenworthy, full name Augustus Kenworthy, is a British-American freestyle skier. He retired from the sport in 2022 and started appearing in various roles as well as creating content for platforms like YouTube. He competed in slopestyle, halfpipe and big air.

Becky Lynch Pets

Rebecca Quin, known professionally as her WWE name Becky Lynch, is an Irish professional wrestler. She performs under the WWE Raw brand and she is recognized as one of the high-paid wrestlers in the world. Twitter named her sixth on their list of Top Female Athletes Worldwide in 2019.

Camila Giorgi Pets

Camila Giorgi is an Italian professional tennis player. She is the current 2022 Italian No. 2, after Martina Trevisan. Camila has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26, achieved on 22 October 2018.

Joe Mixon Pets

Joe Mixon is an American football running back in the NFL. He plays for the Cincinnati Bengals where he was selected by the in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. After college, Mixon was rated by some analysts and scouts as a first-round talent but projected him to be in the third or fourth.