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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Jonas Wind Pets

Jonas Wind is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Copenhagen and the Denmark national team. He is the son of former goalkeeper Per Wind. Wind began his career in Avedøre IF in 2007 and moved to Rosenhøj Boldklub in 2010, where he was named youth player of the year in 2011.

Kylian Mbappé Pets

Kylian Mbappé is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. At the international level, Mbappé made his senior debut for France in 2017, at age 18. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Mbappé became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup, and became the second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World Cup Final.

Venus Williams Pets

Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams is widely regarded as one of the all-time greats of the sport of tennis. Along with younger sister Serena Williams, she is credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women’s professional tennis tour.

Shaquille O’Neal Pets

Shaquille O’Neal is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. O’Neal is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time. He is a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion.

Chad Ochocinco Pets

Chad Ochocinco Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Santa Monica College and Oregon State University, and played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and played for the Bengals for 10 seasons.

Martin Brundle Pets

Martin Brundle is a British former racing driver, best known as a Formula One driver and as a commentator for ITV Sport from 1997 to 2008, the BBC from 2009 to 2011, and Sky Sports since 2012. Brundle contested the 1983 British Formula Three Championship, finishing a close second to Ayrton Senna, and the two progressed to Formula One the next year.

Ryan Newman Pets

Ryan Newman nicknamed “Rocket Man”, is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Bubba Wallace Pets

Bubba Wallace is an American professional stock car racing driver who has made waves in the NASCAR community. Wallace’s career in racing began when he was just nine years old, and he quickly developed a passion for the sport. He made his NASCAR debut in 2015 and has since become one of the most recognizable faces in the industry.

Rudy Gobert Pets

Rudy Gobert is a French professional basketball player of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French national team in their international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position.

Roger Federer Pets

Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is ranked No. 11 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles.