Albert Pujols to become a cheerleader for his daughter

Albert Pujols might be known for his homeruns, but his daughter Sophia is on her way to becoming a great athlete in her own right. Soon enough she might be competing in the 2020 Olympics.

There aren’t many players in Major League Baseball that are more accomplished than Albert Pujols.

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He’s a two-time World Series champion, a three-time NL MVP award winner, and a nine-time MLB All-Star. Soon enough all of those accolades aren’t going to matter because his daughter Sophia is well on her way to becoming a great athlete in her own right.

Sophia who at the moment is only 9-years-old is perfecting her craft and training hard in gymnastics so that she can accomplish her goal of competing in the 2020 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo.

This Saturday, Sophia won an all-around cheerleading competition in St. Louis, and Pujols said this:

“It was emotional. To see her raise that trophy up, the smile and [look] in her eye … there’s nothing more precious. My wife and I were sitting next to each other. Tears were coming out of our eyes. I can’t imagine if she got the opportunity to go to the Olympics. It would be pretty exciting.”

Aug 18, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols (5) before a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

Pujols who’s already a lock to make the Hall of Fame the second he retires boasting a .317 career batting average, with 520 home runs, and 1,603 runs batted in, is going to have to play a different role when his daughter’s dream finally does come true.

Instead of being the gamechanging first baseman we’ve come to know him as, Pujols will be his daughter’s biggest cheerleader.

In addition, Pujols went on also and said this:

“That might have to be the year I retire. “You can put that in the paper, because I don’t want to miss it. … Either that, or they’ll have to put me on the disabled list for two weeks.”

For Pujols the decision to not play and watch his daughter in the Olympics is a no-brainer. What parent wouldn’t want to see their child succeed? In this special case, it’s even more rare that any parent would have the opportunity to watch their child compete in an event that only occurs every four years.

The Olympics is the highest stage of athletic competition and because Sophia’s got her mind made up on accomplishing that goal, Albert should be right there for support.

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