“Guys Like Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter Hit Home Runs.. But..”: NFL Superstar Patrick Mahomes on Being Inspired by Two of MLB’s Greatest Ever

Patrick Mahomes, a football prodigy, continues to amaze fans with his unparalleled athletic abilities as the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite an ankle injury, he just led his team to victory against the Cincinnati Bengals in a thrilling 23-20 win in the AFC Championship game.

Born with natural athletic talent, Mahomes had the option to pursue careers in several sports, including baseball. But he chose to use his exceptional talents in football instead. That’s not all. It was none other than two legendary Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez who inspired him to become the remarkable athlete he is today.

Patrick Mahomes drew inspiration from baseball greats 

Mahomes is a prodigy in both football and baseball. Honed his skills from a young age by observing legends like Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez and growing up as the son of an MLB ace Pat Mahomes Sr., the Chiefs’ QB had a front-row seat to the behind-the-scenes preparation and deviation required to be truly great.

Jeter’s diving stops and clutch hits, Alex Rodriguez’s towering home runs. All of this revealed the key to their success – the unwavering commitment to putting in the extra work. Mahomes learned early on that greatness isn’t achieved in the limelight. But in the quiet hours spent mastering the “fundamentals”.

According to arrowheadaddict.com, this is what the quarterback said, “You see guys like Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter hit home runs and make all these plays. But you don’t see how they put three to four hours before every single game just working on the fundamentals.”

He credits these athletes with showing him the importance of the “little things.” He adds that’s what sets apart the truly great players. This is how he put it, “You don’t want to do the little things sometimes. You just want to go out there and have fun, but the little things are what make you so successful. That’s stuff I work on now every single day.”

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It’s a lesson he carries with him to this day, striving to put in the necessary work every day to be the best quarterback he can be. 

Mahomes’ amazing play against his rivals 

With an ankle injury nagging at him, Patrick Mahomes fearlessly quarterbacked the Kansas City Chiefs to their third Super Bowl appearance in four years. His 326 yards and two touchdown passes helped the team finally vanquish their AFC rivals. 

The Cincinnati Bengals, who they had fallen to in three consecutive matchups. Including a heart-wrenching overtime loss in the previous year’s championship game. They will be playing the Philadelphia Eagles next.

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