Celebrities Who Were Secretly Incredible Athletes

HeMahershala Ali: Basketball

Long before all of that fame and success, he was a college basketball player. He went to Saint Mary's College of California on a basketball scholarship. By the end of his time there, he had lost interest in the game. Coincidentally, he wasn't into the politics of it all. His breaking point was when he was threatened to get "shipped off" to the University of Denver. 

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The More You Know

  • At age 15, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, he was briefly sidelined and made a full recovery.
  • Before Taylor Lautner was a vampire, he was a junior world karate champion for several years running.
  • Daniel Radcliffe broke over 80 wands while filming the Harry Potter movies because he used them as drumsticks!
  • Jennifer Aniston was known as the class clown in high school.
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