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· collected 2026-09-04 · by Matt Reigle
The Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes underwent knee surgery after injuring his ACL and LCL in December last year, and The Kansas City Star reports that he was motivated to recover quickly so he could walk before his 11-month-old daughter Golden. Mahomes shared with close friends that he wanted to achieve this goal, which is characteristic of his competitive nature. According to the report, Mahomes successfully walked before his daughter took her first steps, but it's unclear if anyone doubted his ability to do so. The article attributes Mahomes' success in part to his ultra-competitive drive, stating that someone who can't outwalk a toddler shouldn't be playing quarterback.
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Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, was motivated to recover from an injury to his knee by being able to walk before his 11-month-old daughter Golden. The injury occurred in December when he played against the Los Angeles Chargers. After surgery in Dallas, Mahomes wanted to get back on his feet quickly so that he could be with his baby, and this goal drove him through the recovery process.
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Professional athletes are simply built differently than normal people, and sometimes that manifests itself in a serious competitive nature.
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that → build → nature
It's no secret that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a competitive guy, but I didn't realize just how much until a new report about his injury rehab over the offseason.
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I → realize → offseason
It turns out the thing that drove him to get through his recovery after knee surgery was trying to walk before his 11-month-old daughter.
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that → turn → daughter
An article by The Kansas City Star's Sam McDowell talks about how Mahomes' season came to an end last December when he injured his ACL and LCL in a game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
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he → talk → Chargers
The QB had surgery in Dallas, and after that the race was on to make sure he was back on his feet before his daughter was.
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daughter → have → feet
"After he returned to Kansas City later in the week, he shared with some of those closest to him a more immediate goal for his recovery," McDowell wrote.
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McDowell → return → recovery
"He wanted to walk before his baby daughter, 11-month-old Golden.
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He → want → daughter
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Now, this is the reason (alright, one of many reasons) why Patrick Mahomes has won multiple Super Bowls, and you and I haven't.
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It's also why he has a golf course at his house, and I don't even have a putting mat... although I could order one on Amazon right now and it would be here at some point tomorrow.
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To be successful on a Mahomes-ian level, you have to be ultra-competitive, to the point where you're racing your kid in a made-up "who can walk first" contest.
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who → have → contest
I bet there were moments where she stood up while holding onto the couch while he was still rocking an air cast, and he started sweating.
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he → bet → cast
That's how bad you have to hate losing if you want to be a successful quarterback.
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At the end of the piece, it's revealed that Mahomes did get the job done and was up and walking before his kiddo took her first steps.
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kiddo → reveal → steps
I'm not sure how many times I have to say it: if you're not the kind of quarterback who can outwalk a young toddler, you shouldn't be getting under center.
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