Chris started playing tennis at the age of 5, thanks to her father Jimmy who was a professional coach and winner of men’s singles at the Canadian Championships in 1947. She made her professional debut in 1971 at the Grand Slam tournament at the young age of 16.
She quickly began to reign over women’s tennis and her undefeatable status was celebrated. She consistently won seven French Open singles, a record which remained unbroken for 27 years.
Sharon Bruneau – Now
Sharon retired from bodybuilding after the 1994 Ms. Olympia contest and switched instead to fitness competitions but shortly left that a year later. She has held small roles in films including Paste.
Nowadays, she can be found inspiring others through motivational workshops in which she discusses how health and fitness impacted her life.
Chris Evert Lloyd – Now
Her career was at an all time high in the 80’s. She decided to leave the sport in 1989 after winning 154 single titles, 18 Grand Slam singles, and 32 double titles. From 303 tournaments that she entered, she reached 273 semifinals.
Her final match was so appropriately, a win. Apart from her career, Chris was married three times to fellow athletes. Her third marriage also ended in divorce in 2009. She currently runs a tennis academy in Florida and contributes to Tennis magazine.
Nancy Kerrigan – Then
While her family wasn’t exactly financially equipped to deal with the high costs involved in professional figure skating, her father did everything in his power to help his daughter make her dreams come true. Daniel Kerrigan worked 3 jobs to be able to support her passion, including driving the ice resurfaced at a local rink in Stoneham, Massachusetts in exchange for Nancy’s lessons.
In 1987, Nancy took fourth place at the junior U.S Figure Skating Championships and her jumping skills and talent became widely recognized.
Nancy Kerrigan – Now
Nancy fell for the sport of figure skating at the young age of 6. She became a prominent name in figure skating and took home the bronze medal in the 1992 Olympics game in Albertville, France.
After the scandalous attack that changed her life, she luckily recovered and was able to compete in the 1994 Olympics in Norway. Most recently, she was spotted on Dancing With The Stars for season 24 and made it until the seventh week.