Sunday, 16 June 2013

HAPPY FATHERS DAY! -- Coolest Dads in Sports

Its All pop's day and we at Sportunes are giving a massive S/O to all the Great fathers affiliated to our Sports, without them no Sports,without Sports no Sportunes.

Archie Manning


Whose dad? NFL stars Peyton and Eli

Cool because:


He groomed his sons to be quarterbacks without forcing them into it. Not an easy trick to pull off.
Although he was a famous NFL player himself, he didn’t want his family to get into the whole celebrity culture as the boys were growing up. In his own words: 

"That’s not what we wanted for the boys. We wanted them to play everything they could, be involved in as many school events as they could."

Lebron James



Who is he? Grand Poobah of the court

Cool because:

He "established the LeBron James Family Foundation in 2004 with his mother Gloria to help out children and single-parent families in need."

Despite his intense schedule and the pressure he puts on himself to be the best, he makes time to play around with his two sons.

The guy is a phenom. Watch Game 7 of the recent Heat vs. Pacers playoff series; you'll need no further evidence.

Roger Federer



Who is he? The Greatest tennis player of all time.

Cool because:

Though is he worth $140 million, he still changed his infant daughters' diapers himself (though he wasn't all that good at doing so).

Of all his championship titles, he considers "father" the best title of all.

David Beckham



Who is he? Husband of Victoria Beckham and former world football great. 

Cool because:

He has awesome tattoos and can pull off nearly any hair style.
His "children's names are stitched on his Adidas boots and etched onto his body."
Brad Pitt wants him to give his kids lessons.

Jose Mourinho



Why is he cool:

 He is only 50, he has won countless titles and regarded as one of the best football managers of all time, it seems that Jose Mourinho has the world by finger tips. Yet, the Chelsea manager has, time and time again, insisted that the "most important thing is my family and being a good father."

 Mourinho has two kids, a daughter named Matilde and a son named José Mário, and it's obvious that he loves them to bits. For instance, when his former team Porto won the Champions League in 2004, instead of joining his team to celebrate, he rushed to the locker room to be with his family. And in 2007, Mourinho stepped into a playground argument with a 12-year-old boy because he made fun of his daughter.

Anthony Hamilton



Why is he cool: 

If there ever was an award for the best athlete dad in the world, we would so gladly give it to Anthony Hamilton, the loving father of Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton. 

Hamilton Sr. bought Lewis a go-kart for Christmas when he was only six years old, and that actually kick-started Lewis' interest in racing. Hamilton Sr. told Lewis that he would support his racing career, which he did but that didn't come without any problems: he was forced to take redundancy from his position as an IT Manager and became a contractor.

 He would sometimes take up to three jobs just to support Lewis' career, but while still managing to find enough time to attend all of his races.

Calvin Hill



Whose dad? Seven-time NBA All-Star Grant Hill.

Cool because:

Though he was a football star, he never pressured his son to be an athlete. 

In his own words, "I didn't want Grant to feel he had to be an athlete. But the fact he has turned out to be one pleases me."

He has always encouraged his son and watched his games closely.
He taught his son to be humble and give back to the community.

Lionel Messi

lionel messi thiago

Who is he? The Atomic Flea.

Cool because:

He has his priorities straight. Messi said this before his son arrived: "You can no longer just think about yourself, you think about him, and how you hope he doesn't have any problems."

Finished article: Messi shows off the new tattoo on his left leg inscribed with the name of his son Thiago

He has his son's handprints tattooed on his leg.

Antonio Cassano named his son after Messi; ‘Lionel was born, he’s my Messi. I’ve given this as homage to the greatest player of all time. I named my son after Messi because I love him, on a football side' Cassano said

Will Murray



Whose dad? Tennis players Andy and Jamie Murray.

Cool because:

He brought up his two sons after his wife Judy walked out on him.

Unlike his wife, he is comfortable staying out of the limelight and being a silent supporter.

Dwayne Johnson



Who is he? The Rock.

Cool because:

He claims that when it's time for his daughter to date, he'll be protective, but not overprotective.
He's a wrestling superstar with a solid movie career.

KOBE BRYANT



Why is he cool: 

Despite his mean, lean, scoring machine demeanour on the basketball court, Kobe Bryant is actually a very loving father to his two daughters, Natalia Diamante and Gianna Maria-Onore. 

Both Natalia and Gianna are always at courtside to watch daddy play, and Bryant would usually bring them along to practice and press conferences, and he would make it a point to bring his kids to Disneyland during the off-season every year.

 In fact, Bryant asked Nike to design one of his signature shoes with diamond-shaped cut-outs to pay homage to little Diamante. That is just too sweet.

Anderson Silva 



Who is he? "The Spider," arguably the greatest pound-for-pound MMA fighter of all time.

Cool because:

He trains with his son daily.

He visited a young fan in the hospital (a boy who was suffering from a bone condition and confined to a wheelchair).

Yannick Noah



Whose dad? NBA star Joakim Noah.

Cool because:

He won the 1983 French Open. He dint force his Son to follow Tennis.

He is one of the few athletes to launch a successful music career. And he's actually good!

He taught Joakim a good work ethic, which Joakim credits as helping him to go pro.

Ben Cohen



Who is he? Rugby World Cup champion and Hall of Famer, father of twin daughters.

Cool because:

He helped to produce a guide for new (and anxious) parents. In his own words, "...spending quality time with [your newborns], learning how to cuddle, and reading up beforehand really helps to increase your confidence."

Muhammed Ali



Whose dad? Former boxer Laila Ali.

Cool because:

He has been ranked among the "20 most influential Americans ever last year by Time magazine for his humanitarianism and the inspiration he provided to people around the globe."

His daughter Hana Ali said this of him: "Helping strangers in need has always been his insatiable drive."

Dwyane Wade

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Who is he? "Flash," a Miami Heat superstar.

Cool because?

As a single father of two, Wade takes parenting seriously. He has even written a book on how parenting is more important to him than playing basketball.

He is a true philanthropist.

Mo Farah

Mo Farah

Who is he? Double Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain

Why is he cool:

Hes a father of twin girls

It was one of the iconic images of the London Olympic Games last year: Mo Farah celebrating his 10,000m gold medal run with his wife Tania, then heavily pregnant, and step daughter Rihanna.


Just yesterday he won the celebrity dad of the year.

And the award of the 'Coolest Dad ever liveth' goes to?

Jude Redmond



Who is he? Father of Derek Redmond

Why is he cool: 

Derek Redmond was an athlete running in the in the 400m semi-final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He was the leader of the pack heading into the back straight, but he suffered a painful hamstring tear. 

Instead of just lying down on the track and wait for help to arrive, he hobbled on tearfully, determined to finish the race. Then his dad Jim made his way from the crowd, pushed through several marshals and put his arm around his son's shoulder. 

Daddy Redmond told a clearly in pain Derek: "We'll finish this together". They managed to cross the finish line to a standing ovation from the crowd.

More Photos



Milan Mebarak Piqué was born in Barcelona, the famous son of Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué and Colombian pop singer Shakira, already has his first Barca jersey.



Three-time best player Ronaldo Nazario Lima on the day he announced his retirement from professional soccer accompanied by his son Alex.




Sergio Aguero of Atletico smiles with his son Benjamin, The son of Agüero has 'royal blood' in his veins, since he is also grandson of legendary soccer player Diego Armando Maradona.



Spanish player Raul Gonzalez plays with his son after a team practice session.



Argentina's forward Carlos Tevez carries his son in his arms before a friendly football match.


Fernando Torres of Spain holds his daughter Nora Torres and son Leo Torres.



John Terry and son Georgie



Wayne Bridge and son Jaydon



Thierry and daughter Tea Henry after a statute of him is unveiled at the Emirates stadium.



Pepe Reina and luca Reina



Cristiano Ronaldo and son Cristiano



Ledley and Cody King



Arshavin and family




Xabi Alonso poses with his wife Nagore Aramburu, their son Jontxu Alonso



Luis Suarez with baby Delfina



Sevilla's Renato Dirnei and son



Rafa Marquez carries his son at the Catalunya racetrack



Rio Ferdinand and his son Lorenz

1 comment:

  1. Itunu nice one.. U dedicated the whole day to the Luvli fathers out dere.. U dint update amidst the happenings all around South America, Central America, Europe n Africa. Kudos 2 u brov

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