Patrick Mahomesis counting down the days till fatherhood!
In a post-Super Bowlchat with610 Sports Radio Kansas CityMonday, the Chiefs quarterback dished on the game (which the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won, 31-9) and his daughter on the way with fiancéeBrittany Matthews.
Added the athlete, “It’s gonna be something special, and I’m excited for the journey of trying to find ways to better myself and becomethe best dad that I can be.”
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And he has quite the example to follow. Recently, the NFL player opened up toMen’s Healthabout an important lesson he learned from his own father, former MLB pitcher Pat Mahomes Sr.
While playing for the New York Mets, Pat Sr. helped the team reach the championship in 2000, but he wasleft off the Mets' roster. The franchise went on to lose to their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees. And although the pitcher’s MLB career continued for three more years, none of the teams Pat Sr. played on were able to advance to the World Series.
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“I got to see him battle and grind to try to get back there,” Patrick recalled during his interview, for the magazine’s March issue.
Watchinghis father’s professional career also madethe star quarterback — who led his team to victory in last year’s championship — aware of how fleeting opportunities can be.
“You never know if it’s going to be like this for the rest of your career,” Patrick said of his own success. “So I try to win as much as possible now, and do whatever I can to win multiple Super Bowls.”
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Matthews, 25, first announced her pregnancy news in September, shortly after the couple, whobegan dating in their teens,got engaged.
“GAMETIMEEEEEE,” she wrote.
source: people.com
