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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Amar’e Stoudemire Pets

Amar’e Stoudemire is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003 with the Phoenix Suns, who selected him with the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft.

Anthony Rizzo Pets

Anthony Rizzo is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs. He is a three-time All-Star.

Memphis Depay Pets

Memphis Depay is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. A product of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) institution, Memphis has represented the national team at every professional level from early developmental stages under the tutelage of iconic Dutch coaches and players alike. He was part of the Netherlands under-17 team which won the 2011 European Championship.

Aimee Mullins Pets

Aimee Mullins is an American athlete, actress, and public speaker. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs. She is famous for being the first amputee to compete against able-bodied athletes in National Collegiate Athletic Association events, and competed in the Paralympics in 1996 in Atlanta.

Jeff McNeil Pets

Jeff McNeil, nicknamed “Squirrel” or “Flying Squirrel”, is an American professional baseball utility player for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born and raised in California, McNeil played baseball at Long Beach State University before being drafted by the Mets in 2013. He made his Major League Baseball debut in 2018 and quickly established himself as a versatile and reliable player.

Max Scherzer Pets

Max Scherzer is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. A right-handed starting pitcher, Scherzer is an eight-time MLB All-Star, has won three Cy Young Awards, has pitched two no-hitters, and won the World Series with the Nationals in 2019.

Brandon Frazier Pets

Brandon Frazier is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Alexa Knierim, he is the 2022 World champion, a 2022 Olympic silver medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2021 U.S. national champion, and the 2020 Skate America champion.

Chris Mazdzer Pets

Christopher Mazdzer is an American luger. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 13th on both occasions. At the 2018 Winter Olympics Mazdzer won the silver medal in the Men’s Single Luge, becoming the first U.S.

Evan Bates Pets

Evan Bates is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Madison Chock, he is a 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, a three-time World medalist (silver in 2015, bronze in 2016 and 2022), a three-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20), a two-time Four Continents champion (2019, 2020), and a three-time U.S. national champion (2015, 2020, 2022).

Madison Chock Pets

Madison Chock is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Evan Bates, she is a 2022 Olympic team event silver medalist, a three-time World medalist (silver in 2015, bronze in 2016 and 2022), a three-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist (2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20), a two-time Four Continents champions (2019, 2020), and a three-time U.S. national champion (2015, 2020, 2022).