Are Professional Athletes Too Competitive For Parenting?

I just don't get the point of this article. It's kind of a ridiculous question to be thinking or asking.

but do they push their kids to be just as successful?

Last time I checked its actually better for the babies health if the mother remains active through-out her pregnancy. So, good for her for not letting being pregnant stop her from staying active and doing her job. Its her livelyhood probably.

krj - I agree, and quite frankly I don't believe it's anyone's business except the Mother's and Father's.

What is wrong with people. So what so is competing while she is pregnant. Last I checked, being active is good!? It should not be a matter of dicussion about athletes and having kids. Would it be fair if someone were to say that you should not have kids because you sit in front of the computer or the tv all day. How about this, you should not have kids because you are blond....you know how blonds are right? Would that be fair to you or any other who wants kids. I was always told to think before you open your mouth to say something. This is a practice that is not used much any more.

I think it's wrong to judge people as parents just because they were in the Olympic games. One of my coaches is an Olympian as well as a mother and she is WONDERFUL. She says that she would never push her daughter to play any sport she didn't want to do just because it was something that she herself loved.
I also just watched a documentary about the US downhill ski teams. One of the racers is a somewhat new mom (daughter is about 2) and she has to balance practice hours with being with her husband and daughter. However, she seems like a great and loving mother nonetheless. I'm sure that yes some of the athletes will be more competitive or pushing with their children...but is it fair to make a blanket statement about ALL of the parent athletes.

It is easy produce a child but not everyone can be an Olympic athlete. Some people just set better priorities than others...there is no guarantee that the little sh*t will amount to anything.

Stick you "who should have kids" attitude where the sun doesn't shine!!! The question of whether professional athletes "should" have kids must never, never be discussed. This is the land of the FREE where each individual has the right to decide if having kids is good for them.

Whether they are rich, driving, competitive and successful or poor, fat, ugly, and lazy you do not have the right to JUDGE THEM! or decide what they "should" do.

I actually think the parent atheletes have a better understanding than the parents in the stands at youth soccer events I coach or ref. Some of those parents never played a sport in their lives (I know -it's a small community) and expect the scouts to start coming to the U-10 soccer games and offering their kid a scholarship.

I think the bottom line comes down to the parenting. Just because you are a competitive athlete doesn't mean you will push your kids to be such and I have seen more than my fair share of parents who are not professional athletes pushing their kids to be the best at everything.