There are many examples of amazing athlete-couples that are making headlines. Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff are just a few of the many examples. Bird and Rapinoe and Granato & Ferraro are also notable examples. Perhaps you've heard of retired athletes who have fallen in love with each other.
Amanda Nunes und Nina Ansaroff
The couple has been together over a decade. They met while training together at a Florida gym in 2012. The couple announced their engagement last August. They are a prominent couple in UFC. They work hard together. Nunes has given credit to Ansaroff and stated that she wouldn't be able to do it without her support.
Nina Ansaroff competes in UFC's strawweight division. She was born in Weston, Florida, and started training as a mixed martial artist in 2009. She has an impressive record of 16 wins, six losses. She is known for her comebacks. She currently ranks 13th in the women’s pound-for pound rankings.
Julie Ertz and Zach Ertz
Zach Ertz and his wife, Julie, are both professional athletes. Zach is an end for the Philadelphia Eagles. Julie plays for the Chicago Red Stars. Both are currently vying in the U.S. women's national team. They met at Bay Area universities.
Zach Ertz and Julie Ertz got married in 2017. Their daughter was born one week ago. The couple met while playing baseball at Stanford, and the couple married last March. Fans are celebrating the couple's marriage, which has been featured in the media since then.
Bird and Rapinoe
Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe were married athletes. Both are based together in Seattle. Both are based in Seattle and often speak about different topics, including women's sport in America. Rapinoe has shared pictures of Bird and a link for a video showing her cheering from the crowd on her Instagram Story. Rapinoe posted a photo of Bird's Seattle Storm profile. It lists her WNBA accomplishments.
Bird and Rapinoe were reunited during the Olympic build-up to Rio Olympics 2016. Olympic athletes often get asked to pose for patriotic hot photos. Rapinoe and Bird were preparing for a photo shoot, when they met. Rapinoe asked Bird to keep a secret. Bird was confused. Rapinoe said that Sue was not an open book, which inspired her.
Granato and Ferraro
Ray Ferraro, Cammi Granato and Cammi Grandato are two of history's most celebrated sports stars. Ferraro was an NHL legend who played 18 seasons and was a Stanley Cup champion. Granato, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist in women's hockey, is a retired professional player of ice hockey. Granato, Ferraro and their two daughters are married.
Granato was the captain of the 1998 U.S. women's ice hockey team and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. Ferraro played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League and scored 40 goals twice. Ferraro finished his career with 408 goals and 490 assists, as well as 898 points.
Agassi and Graf
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi have been tennis's elite couple for many years. The couple met after both won the same tournament at Roland Garros in 1999. They started dating in 1999 and were married in 2001. Jaden, and Jaz, are their children. Graf's mother relocated to Las Vegas recently with the couple following Peter's death in 2013. Graf now uses Stefanie Graf.
Graf dated Michael Bartels for 2 years before Agassi got married. Before getting married to Agassi, Graf had a love affair. Agassi had a girlfriend named Brooke Shields before his 1997 wedding. Their love life was so public that she photographed him before the wedding, where she remarked that "the legs are perfect." Although they split in 1998, they reconnected again in 2001. Graf was playing in a tournament of tennis when they met. The two played together. Graf and Agassi discovered that they shared many things, but also had their own differences.