In case you might be unaware, Mother’s Day is this weekend — a day when we honor that special lady in our life; the one who has always loved us unconditionally, no matter what.
Well, we decided to honor a few mothers in preparation for their special day – the mothers of the sports world.
Here are the 10 hottest moms the sports world has recently seen:
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10 Hottest Moms Sports
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Amanda Beard
For some reason, there’s just something about a woman in a bathing suit. Beard was a swimming star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, racking up seven Olympic medals: two gold, four silver and one bronze. When she’s not swimming, the 32-year-old vegetarian models and works in advertising to keep busy. She’s posed nude in Playboy and looked damn fine for having two children.
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Dara Torres
At 47, Torres is one of the oldest women on this list – but that doesn’t mean anything. This former 12-time Olympic swimming medalist won four gold medals in three different Olympic Games. Think of her as the female version of Michael Phelps, but less of a doof. She has since retired and now this mother of one has ditched the swimsuit to show off her body in fashion shows.
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Gabrielle Reece
Born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, it isn’t a surprise that Reece made our list, simply from genetics alone. Reece plays volleyball by day and dabbles in both modeling and acting at night. At 43 this mother has talent and she looks damn good doing it.
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Jennie Finch
Perhaps the most recognizable athlete on the list, the softball star helped lead the United States to a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens – a year after ESPN named her the most attractive female athlete in sports. Finch has done it all during her career but has kind of fallen off the radar since the birth of her two sons, but she still looks as good as ever.
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Kendra Wilkinson
Alright, so technically she’s not an athlete but she is married to one. The former Playboy standout and Hugh Hefner love interest married National Football League wide receiver Hank Baskett in 2009 but has remained in the spotlight as a sex symbol thanks to her books and reality TV career. She’s only 28 years of age, so she could be on this list for many years to come.
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Kerri Walsh-Jennings
Yet another volleyball player on the list, Walsh is one-part of perhaps the most successful duo in the sport’s young history. She’s won three Olympic gold medals and in the process became one of the hottest summer athletes. During her most recent gold medal, it turned out, unbeknownst to her, that Walsh was five weeks pregnant – now that’s determination. Last year, she posed nude in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue – that’s really all we have to say.
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Lashinda Demus
This 31-year-old track star is fast – like real fast. Demus took home silver in the 400-meter hurdles in London and holds the third fastest time ever in the event. While she is all business on the track, Demus cleans up quite nicely. Don’t believe us? Well then, just Google her.
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Lisa Leslie
Perhaps the tallest woman on the list, the 6-foot-5 basketball star is arguably the greatest woman to ever play the game. She conquered high school, college and WNBA ball – along with the Olympics – and looked good doing it. Two kids later, the 41-year-old Leslie is retired from the sport and now focuses on modeling and acting. If you dream about basketball, you might just want to dream about her.
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Melanie Roach
There might not be anyone on the list more badass than Roach. The 39-year-old United States weightlifter once lifted an American record 425 pounds – not too shabby. She’s one muscular woman but doesn’t look all ‘roided-up like Sylvester Stallone in Rambo III.
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Noelle Pikus-Pace
Pikus-Pace flew under the radar before Sochi but instantly became a household name when she took home a rare silver medal for the United States in women’s skeleton. She’s proved that you can look good whilst riding – and it all came after coming out of retirement. But now at 31, she’s raising a family, remaining out of the spotlight.
