Nelly Korda is the top-ranked women’s professional golfer on the planet. Her sister, Jessica, is ranked Quantity 18. Their brother, Sebastian, selected to play tennis. He’s ranked thirty fourth on the planet. That’s a whole lot of athletic expertise sitting across the desk every time the Kordas get collectively.
In fact, if sisters Serena and Venus Williams meet up over the vacations that’s 30 main tennis titles in the home. Serena gained 23, and Venus gained seven.
The Mannings are a well-known soccer household of quarterbacks. Most soccer followers know that earlier than they appeared in TV advertisements brothers Peyton and Eli every gained two Tremendous Bowl rings throughout their Nationwide Soccer League (NFL) careers.
Much less well-known is that their father, Archie Manning, was an all-American quarterback on the College of Mississippi who went on to a 13-year profession within the NFL. Collectively the Mannings threw for greater than 150,000 yards within the NFL.
Christian Pulisic is a star on the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Soccer Crew. His father and mom performed faculty soccer at George Mason College in Fairfax, Virginia. However the Pulisics could not sit down for Thanksgiving dinner this 12 months. Christian is busy enjoying within the World Cup.
Basketball households? Stephen Curry and his brother Seth are sharpshooting guards within the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (NBA). Actually, Stephen will be the best shooter ever.
The Curry brothers in all probability inherited their taking pictures expertise from their dad. Dell Curry performed 16 seasons within the NBA, from 1997 t0 2002, after starring at Virginia Tech.
However for hoops it’s laborious to beat the Barrys. Rick Barry was a Corridor of Fame participant from 1965 to 1980 who had three sons — Brent, Jon and Drew — who performed within the NBA. Brent and Jon every performed for 14 seasons.
There could also be one other basketball household on the best way. LeBron James has mentioned he needs to play lengthy sufficient to play within the NBA along with his son Bronny. The youthful James is 17 and a prime highschool prospect.
Virtually all households have some sort of sports activities historical past. Perhaps your dad performed youth baseball or your mother has run a marathon. Or somebody within the household can inform of the frustration of being reduce from highschool basketball and baseball groups. (That’s a part of my story.)
Ask your loved ones about their sports activities tales this Thanksgiving. And if you happen to get exterior for contact soccer or a recreation known as H-O-R-S-E at basketball hoop, perhaps you can also make new household sports activities tales.
Fred Bowen writes the sports activities opinion column for KidsPost. He’s the creator of 27 sports activities books for youths. His newest e-book is “Hardcourt: Tales From 75 Years of the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation.”
