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?

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Image: Eric Gay/AP/Press Association Images

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Image: YouTube screengrab

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Image: David Davies/PA Wire/Press Association Images

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Image: Formula1onlive.com

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Image: INPHO/Billy Stickland

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Image: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

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Image: Andrew Matthews/EMPICS Sport

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Image: Steven Senne/AP/Press Association Images

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Image: YouTube screengrab

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Image: Mark J. Terrill/AP/Press Association Images

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Image: Business Insider