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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Kevin Durant Pets
Kevin Durant, also known simply by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft. He played nine seasons with the franchise, which became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008, before signing with the Golden State Warriors in 2016, winning back-to-back championships in 2017 and 2018.
Gina Carano Pets
Gina Carano is an American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in EliteXC and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, and later led to her being called the “face of women’s MMA”, although Carano rejected this title. She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 Strikeforce bout.
Manuel Locatelli Pets
Manuel Locatelli Cavaliere OMRI is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Serie A club Sassuolo, and the Italy national team. Locatelli made his professional debut with AC Milan, helping them win the 2016 Supercoppa Italiana. He moved to Sassuolo in 2018, before joining Juventus in 2021.
Logan Paul Pets
Logan Alexander Paul is an American YouTuber, content creator, actor, rapper, boxer, and professional wrestler who was born on April 1, 1995. He’s most well know as social media personality and content creator, with over 30 million combined followers across social media platforms. He has a younger brother Jake Paul, who is also a YouTuber, content creator, rapper, and professional fighter.
Michael Phelps Pets
Michael Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer and one of the most decorated Olympians of all time with a total of 28 medals. He holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals with 23 medals in individual events. When Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, he broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games.
Urban Meyer Pets
Urban Frank Meyer III is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons from 2001 to 2002, the Utah Utes from 2003 to 2004, the Florida Gators from 2005 to 2010, and the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2012 to 2018. He retired from coaching in 2019 at the end of the Rose Bowl, and stayed at Ohio State as an assistant athletic director and was also an analyst for Fox Sports, appearing weekly on their Big Noon Kickoff pre-game show.
Vitor Belfort Pets
Vítor Belfort is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer, who competes in the Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. Belfort previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. He is the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion, as well as the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Cage Rage World Light Heavyweight Champion.
Manny Pacquiao Pets
Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed “PacMan”, he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time.
Anthony Joshua Pets
Anthony Joshua is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles from December 2019 to September 2021, and previously between 2016 and June 2019. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016.
Luis Suárez Pets
Luis Suárez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one third of the three man strike team including Lionel Messi and Neymar. Suárez has won nineteen major trophies in his career, including seven league titles and a UEFA Champions League at club level, as well as the 2011 Copa América with Uruguay.