Game Changers: Sports Stars with Secret Music Talent

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December 26, 2023
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Sports stars have to spend a large amount of time training to become as good as they are. You would think that when they have some free time, they would just want to turn on the TV and enjoy a relaxing evening. But for some that’s not the case. There are a surprising number of sports stars who make music when they’re not on the field. These superhumans don’t seem to relax the way others normally do because they are always used to such a high level of performance. They set high standards for themselves in all areas of their lives.

From rapping basketball players to football DJs – click through the gallery to find out more.

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Sports stars with secret music talent

From rapping basketball players to football DJs – click through the gallery to find out more.

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Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999)

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Jérôme and Kevin-Prince Boateng

The two half-brothers probably got their talent as DJs from their father, who played in Berlin clubs. Jérôme often shows his skills in his team’s dressing room, Kevin-Prince likes to rap.

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Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao is one of the greatest boxers of his time. He also served as a Senator of the Philippines until 2022. On top of that, he is also a committed musician. He has released several albums.

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Andreas Görlitz

He played at FC Bayern Munich and in the German national team, among others, but when he ended his football career it became clear that he had other talents: he founded the alternative pop band Whale City with the musicians Michael Eichele and Juri Jangl.

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Henrik Lundqvist

Lundqvist is a former professional ice hockey goaltender from Sweden. However, he is also very skilled on the guitar. He used to play in a Swedish rock band called Box Play.

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John McEnroe

John McEnroe, known for his exceptional tennis skills and tantrums, is actually a great musician. He even jammed with the talented Bo Diddley (1928-2008).

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Pele (1940–2022)

FIFA described Pelé as the “greatest” football player of all time. He was also musically gifted and was known for acting and singing in public.

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Shaun White

White is a successful snowboarder. He has won the most X Games and Olympic gold medals in snowboarding history. He also plays guitar in an electronic rock band called Bad Things.

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Andre Agassi

Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion and won an Olympic gold medal in 1996. Despite this, he still found time to practice his music and is still a very competent piano player.

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Kobe Bryant (1978–2020)

Bryant is considered one of the best basketball players of all time. He was also a pretty successful rapper. His first album was called “KOBE”, which also featured supermodel Tyra Banks.

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Oscar de la hoya

Oscar de la Hoya was boxing’s golden boy at the peak of his career. In 2000 he decided to venture into a musical career with an album of the same name. It was written by the Bee Gees and Diane Warren. It was even nominated for a Grammy!

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Martin Lauer

For the hurdler Martin Lauer, music even became really serious because after an injury in 1961, that’s how he earned his money! When he was young, he learned to play the guitar, accordion and saxophone, his voice was good too, and so he recorded country songs. He was even really successful, selling over four million records.

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Shaquille O’Neal

The former basketball star and current sports analyst has always been more than just an athlete. He began releasing rap songs in the 90s. Everyone has to decide for themselves whether they were good or not!

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Bronson Arroyo

Arroyo is known almost equally as a musician and a baseball player. He combined his love for both activities with the title of his first album “Covering the Bases” (2005).

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Bob und Mike Bryan

The Bryan twins are American tennis players who dominated the doubles scene in the 2000s. In 2009 they released an album together called “Let it Rip”, which features Bob on keyboards and Mike on guitar.

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Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009)

Tisdale was both a great basketball player and musician. His specialty was smooth jazz. His first album was called “Power Forward” (1995), in keeping with his position.

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Bernie Williams

Williams is a current musician and former baseball player from Puerto Rico. After quitting baseball in 2015, he released two jazz albums and was even nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2019.

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Carl Edwards

Edwards was previously a very successful professional stock car racer, known from his time in NASCAR. Here he is in 2006 performing with Robert Rudolph and the Family Band.

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John Daly

Daly is the rock star of golf. In addition to his golfing successes, he also has a rather underrated musical career. So far he has released two studio albums.

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Doug Flutie

Flutie played football quarterback for a whopping 21 seasons! He also plays drums well. He even had a band, The Flutie Brothers Band.

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Darren McCarty

McCarty is a former professional ice hockey player. He is also a passionate hard rock fan. He was the lead singer of the band Grinder until they broke up when his bassist friend died.

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Barry Zito

He definitely has the name of a rock star. Zito was a professional baseball pitcher. To pass the time, he started making music. He eventually recorded his own album titled “No Secrets” (2017).

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Alexi Lalas

Lalas is a former American soccer player. He became quite famous due to his trademark bright red hair and beard. He has also released seven solo albums, one of which is titled “Ginger” (1998).

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Chris Webber

The former basketball player and five-time NBA All-Star is not a musician himself, but is good at producing music. He did two of the tracks on Nas’ album Hip Hop is Dead (2006).

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Mike Piazza

The retired baseball player is a big fan of heavy metal music. He plays the guitar himself and was even heard on Black Label Society’s album “Stronger than Death”.

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Hector Camacho (1962–2012)

Also known as “Macho,” Camacho was at various times a world boxing champion in all three weight classes. Given his unusual costumes, it is not surprising that he also enjoyed performing musically. He could sing and play the guitar quite well.

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Nick Swisher

Swisher played in the MLB as an outfielder. Swisher also plays guitar and organized an album entitled “Believe” (2011) to raise money for his charity “Swish’s Wishes”. The charity helps children facing serious health crises.

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Trevor Pryce

Pryce was a defensive lineman for 14 seasons. He also has many hidden talents. In addition to his work as a children’s book author, he has his own music studio where he plays his guitar.

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Denny McLain

Denny McLain was a legendary baseball player in the 1970s. In addition to his baseball skills, he also had a secret talent for music. His father taught him to play the organ when he was younger, and he released an album called “Denny McLain at the Organ” (1968).

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Drew Gooden

Gooden is a former professional basketball player. He really is a jack of all trades. He is a presenter, a sports superstar and a piano player.

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Jack McDowell

The former baseball pitcher played for the biggest teams in the world. In his free time he likes to pluck a few chords on his guitar. He also played in some alternative rock bands.

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Brandon Webb

Webb was a former baseball pitcher. He wasn’t a professional musician, but he played a few tunes for his friends in the dressing room.

Sources: (Sports Illustrated) (Ranker) (DJMag) (Spiegel)

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