5 Professional Athletes Who Upstaged Their Parents - The Cheat Sheet

Considering that today is officially National Take Your Child to Work day, we can’t help but think about the relationships between parents and children in the world of professional sports. But it’s impossible not to think that the kid of a pro athlete didn’t at least get a bit of a head start. there’s no way this doesn’t help prepare someone looking to follow in his or her parent’s footsteps. That’s why this “holiday” must be a little bit cooler if someone’s parent plays at the highest level of any pro sport. After all, parents are among your biggest role models. Then imagine for a second that the opposite occurs and a child is able to follow those footsteps and ultimately surpass a parent. It doesn’t happen often that the kid of a pro athlete is able to outshine a parent. Yet it does happen enough that it’s worth calling attention to it. So, in honor of the day when parents are able to take their children to work, we’re going to focus on some athletes who managed to take their parents to school. Here’s a look at five professional athletes who managed to upstage their parents. Stephen Curry and Dell Curry There’s no question who Stephen Curry got his smooth stroke from. Source: www.cheatsheet.com