There are many outstanding examples of couple athletes making headlines. Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff are just a few of the many examples. Bird and Rapinoe and Granato & Ferraro are also notable examples. There are even retired athletes who found love with one another.
Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff
The couple has been together over a decade. They met while they were training at a Florida fitness center in 2012. The couple got engaged in August 2012 after they began training together at a Florida fitness center. They are a well-known couple in UFC and have worked together to support each other. Nunes credits Ansaroff with her success and says she couldn’t have done it alone.
Nina Ansaroff is a UFC fighter who competes in the strawweight division. She was born in Weston in Florida and began training mixed martial arts in 2009. She holds a record of 16 wins and six losses. She is well-known for her resounding victories.
Julie Ertz and Zach Ertz
Zach Ertz and Julie Ertz are both professional athletes. Zach is the tight end for Philadelphia Eagles while Julie plays soccer at the Chicago Red Stars. Both are currently vying in the U.S. women's national team. Both met while they were both attending Bay Area universities.
Zach Ertz, Julie Ertz were married last year. Their daughter was born just one week after their marriage. The couple met while playing Stanford Baseball, and they married last March. Their marriage has been celebrated by fans since then.
Bird and Rapinoe
Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe and Megan Rapinoe are a couple of athletes. They both reside in Seattle. They frequently discuss various topics, including women’s sports in America. Rapinoe has shared pictures of Bird and a link for a video showing her cheering from the crowd on her Instagram Story. Rapinoe posted a photo of Bird's Seattle Storm profile. It lists her WNBA accomplishments.
Rapinoe and Bird met in the Olympic run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Olympic athletes are often asked to pose in patriotic hot shots. Rapinoe, Bird and their photographer were about to start a shoot when they met. Rapinoe asked Bird about a secret. Bird was confused. Rapinoe mentioned that Sue was not an "open book", which inspired Bird.
Granato and Ferraro
Ray Ferraro is one of the greatest sports stars ever. Ferraro was a former NHL player and was a Stanley Cup champion twice. Granato, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist in women's hockey, is a retired professional player of ice hockey. Granato and Ferraro are married and have two daughters.
Granato was the U.S. women’s hockey team captain in 1998. She was inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. Ferraro, who played in the National Hockey League for 18 years, scored 40 goals twice. He finished his career with 408 goals, 490 assists and 898 points.
Graf and Agassi
Steffi Graf is a top couple in tennis for many years. After both winning the 1999 Roland Garros tournament, the couple fell in love. They started dating in 1999 and were married in 2001. Jaden (Jaz) and Jaz (Emily) are their two children. Graf's mother, Graf, recently moved to Las Vegas along with the couple after Peter's passing in 2013. Graf now uses Stefanie Graf.
Before they got married, Graf was in a relationship with Michael Bartels, a racing driver. Brooke Shields, Agassi's girlfriend, was his bride before his 1997 marriage. Their relationship was so public, Brooke Shields photographed Agassi before the wedding and commented that his legs were "perfect." But they broke up in 1998 and reconnected in 2001. When they met, Graf was in a tennis tournament, and the two practiced together. Graf and Agassi discovered they had many things in their common, but they also had differences.