10 Players who went from Rags to Riches

Players who went from Rags to Riches

Players who went from Rags to Riches : Sports are not always about what a sportsperson achieve on the field in terms of rewards and recognition. Instead, it comes along with a story full of hardcore efforts and struggles in order to reach up to that level and success alongside.

Players who went from Rags to Riches

Success doesn’t comes overnight and same can be quoted in terms of the success stories of all those big Sports celebrities which saw them turning into Worldwide famous names out of nothing. Having said that, let’s take a look at our list of 10 players who went from Rags to Riches.

#10 Lee Trevino ( USA)

Sports – Golf

Lee Trevino

Lee Trevino was someone who has seen it all during his childhood. Born and brought up in a family with his mother and grandfather, who was a gravedigger in Dallas, Trevino started with his struggles at a tender age of 5 years while working in the cotton fields. This was not it as he went on to shine shoes and doing random works at a very young age just to support his family in those hard days.

It was by the time when he turned 14, he first stepped into the golf course while being a caddy and started trying his hand in the Game of golf after his work. After few years of struggles, he went on to become Six time championship winner in his career.

#9 Rafer Johnson (USA)

Sport-Athletics

Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson is another sportsperson who has came out as a winner from all his hardships. Rafer hails for the city of Texas and when he was only one; his family shifted to better surroundings in California to get him grows in better surroundings. The Decision came up right as it was only possible for his family to send him school after their move to California and paved his ways in the Track and field which eventually led him to represent his country on the Olympics level.

#8 Clint Dempsey ( USA)

Sport- Soccer

Clint Dempsey

Dempsey as a little kid was born and brought up in a trailer park nearby the Mexican Border. He spent his childhood while playing Soccer with Mexican kids in the dirt fields around. Moreover, his family couldn’t meet the expenses to make him admitted to a Soccer academy in the vicinity due to their Hardships.

That’s where the family along with their friends came for his support and that’s was something which kick started his life to become one of the Best Football players in the US history ever.

#7 Mardy Gilyard (USA)

Sport –American Football

Mardy Gilyard

Mardy Gilyard is another player from USA who has earned his way to the top and while he was an important player for the Cincinnati Bearcats but eventually due to some unfortunate turn of events, he lost his scholarship and went into the world of great Disappointments.

That’s where his family supported him to not to give up and from there he started working for four different employers in a day just to make his ends meet. He worked as a Pizza Boy and a Knife salesman and his struggles eventually paid off while the head coach for Cincinnati bearcats brought him back in the team. That’s where his Glorified journey started and he went on to become one of the most sought after players in the Bearcats history.

#6 Michael Oher ( USA )

Sport- American Football

Michael Oher

The story of this famous American Football offensive tackle was so impressive that there is a movie been made on his life as “ The Blind side “.His upbringing has been done in the “ Not so Favorable” conditions at the Memphis city and his mother literally left him due to her  addiction towards Drugs.

His life kept on going through various ups and downs around various Foster houses in the city until he was adopted by Lee Ann and Sean Tuohy. This was the start of his Fairy tale which eventually made him to become one of the finest players in the American football.

#5 Josh Hamilton ( USA)

Sport – Baseball

Josh Hamilton

The Story of Josh Hamilton is no less to that of a Hollywood Drama. While he has achieved all during his illustrious career, his life saw an unfortunate turn of events when he got involved in a Car accident in 2001.He received certain medicines ion order to kick up his recovery and same did lead him towards the addiction to Alcohol and Drugs.

It was till 2004 when he lived a life like that but in 2004, his career landed with the rangers finally and saw him to become one of the best Baseball players in the world.

#4 Manny Pacquiao ((Philippines)

Sport- Boxing

Manny Pacquiao

Manny’s life was full of struggles and he even used to scrap in order to feed his stomach. He further lived on a Dirt floor shack and even used to sell breads in the streets. It was during one of the instances that he discovered his flair in boxing and started taking part in local brawls for some money. As of now, he is one of the best Boxers around the world.

#3 Le Bron James ( USA)

 Sport – Basketball

Le Bron James

Unarguably, one of the best Basketball players around the world currently has been through a list of nightmares during his childhood days. While his mother struggled for work, his only father figure got arrested multiple times on drug and other criminal charges.

It was finally at the age of nine when his life saw a turn of events and he got settled with a more stable family which saw his career in the world of basketball eventually.

#2 Mike Tyson ( USA)

Sport- Boxing

Mike Tyson

This Boxing legend also saw it all during his lifetime while being arrested 38 times on multiple charges. Mike Tyson lost his mother at an age of 16 and while he was living a rough life in the Brownsville, it was Cus d’ amato who took his ownership and turned him into a person he is now.

At the age of 20 years, he became the youngest ever boxer to defeat the Boxing legend Trevor berbick and rest is something which we all know by now.

#1 Diego Maradona (Argentina)

Sport- Football

Diego Maradona

The life of Diego Maradona has been a roller coaster in true terms. He has been through almost everything, from being a child in a poor family to a World class footballer and this Legend from Argentina is one of the country’s biggest Superheroes in the World of football.

Diego was one of the five children in his family and his parents did go through a number of hardships over all those years. it was finally at the age of 10 when he was been spotted by a Talent scout which finally paved his way towards Glory.

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