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Something tells me Lleyton doesn't have to worry too much about bullies picking on his little sister
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Until the age of 13,
Lleyton Hewitt wanted to be just like his father.
Wouldn’t you, if your dad was one of the top players in your home country’s favorite sport?
Playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (now called the Australian Football League) in 1973-74, Glynn Hewitt was never on the losing end of a game, as his Tigers went 13-0-2 in his 15-game career.
If you’ve never seen Australian Rules Football before, imagine a combination of soccer, rugby and American football, but with zero pads or protection. Glynn started his career in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), playing for the West Adelaide Bloods.
Glynn returned to his home state of in 1978, joining Woodville and leading the league in goals in 1979. He then moved on to South Adelaide, scoring 86 goals in 78 games before retiring in 1986.
Glynn was hardly the only athlete in the marriage. Lleyton’s mother, the former Cherilyn Rumball, was a competitive netball player – a sport similar to basketball utilizing two teams of seven.
And lest Lleyton get too big a head for
all his accomplishments (three Grand Slam crowns, back-to-back years at No. 1), don’t forget about younger sister Jaslyn proved that the tennis talent wasn’t limited to big brother. Jaslyn was Australia’s top junior in 2000, eventually winning one single and three doubles’ titles on the ITF Circuit. After retiring from pro tennis, she became a competitive professional bodybuilder, one of the best on the continent Down Under.
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