Paul and Glenn are back for another fun and action packed episode. This episode we are acknowledging Mother’s Day and paying respect to all mothers. We will discuss some well known sporting mothers from over the years who have excelled in their chosen sport even after giving birth and we will talk about some sportspeople who have followed in their mother’s footsteps and gone on to have a sporting career. Some of who we discuss include
A Jamaican sprinter who is part of the golden generation of Jamaican sprinters, is an all time great and has even had success in motherhood.
A former afro-american basketball player who helped revolutionise the sport for women and now has two children who are professional basketball players in the NBA and WNBA.
Evonne goologong-cawley, serena williams and kim clisters.
Lisa curry, sonya curry,
Myriam fox and liz mc colgan
Judy murray and beverly waugh
Michael jordan’s mother dolores.
Miss Olivia drops by to do our quiz and who am I? And we have our Where Are they now segment?
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