FOR MOST SUCCESSFUL athletes, the road to the top of their chose sport begins at a very young age.
What better way to celebrate that climb to the top of the ladder than by showing what they looked like on the very first rung?
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Now and then: Famous athletes playing their sports as kids
FOR MOST SUCCESSFUL athletes, the road to the top of their chose sport begins at a very young age.
What better way to celebrate that climb to the top of the ladder than by showing what they looked like on the very first rung?
Rory McIlroy
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Image: Eric Gay/AP/Press Association Images
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Image: YouTube screengrab
Lewis Hamilton
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Image: David Davies/PA Wire/Press Association Images
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Image: Formula1onlive.com
Cian Healy
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Image: INPHO/Billy Stickland
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Image: INPHO/Morgan Treacy
Xavi
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Tom Brady
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Image: Steven Senne/AP/Press Association Images
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Image: YouTube screengrab
Kobe Bryant
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Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP/Press Association Images
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Image: Business Insider
Doug Anderson is very good at dunking a basketball
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