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Gallery: Pictures of Famous Athletes When They Were Kids

Take a look at what Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Maria Sharapova and other famous athletes looked like when they were kids.

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Gallery: Pictures of Famous Athletes When They Were Kids
Gallery: Pictures of Famous Athletes When They Were Kids /

What did famous athletes look like when they were kids? Well, cute and adorable certainly came to mind when the photo editors of Sports Illustrated put together the gallery below of LeBron James, Tom Brady, Serena Williams and others when they were kids. Silly fits in some cases too, as you'll see when you click through the picture show.

We're certain their parents had no idea their sons and daughters would grow up to be some of the greatest athletes in the world. We're also sure that the athletes pictured here giggle at their own photos when they look at them. We think you will too. Enjoy.

GALLERY: CHILDHOOD PHOTOS OF FAMOUS ATHLETES

LeBron James / Jeffery A. Salter for Sports Illustrated
Eli and Peyton Manning :: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Roger Federer / David Callow for Sports Illustrated
Wayne Gretzky :: Rocky Widner/Getty Images
Kobe Bryant :: David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images
Venus and Serena Williams :: Popperfoto/Getty Images
Drew Brees / Walter Iooss Jr. for Sports Illustrated
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Manny Millan for Sports Illustrated
Michael Phelps / Peter Read Miller for Sports Illustrated
Tiger Woods / Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated
Phil Mickelson / Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated
Tom Brady :: Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Aaron Rodgers / John Biever for Sports Illustrated
Maria Sharapova :: Cynthia Lum/Icon SMI
Rafael Nadal / Bob Martin for Sports Illustrated
Dwyane Wade :: Ron Elkman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images
Dwight Howard :: D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images
Shaun White :: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Gabby Douglas / Neil Leifer for Sports Illustrated
Dale Earnhardt Jr :: Rick Kern/NASCAR via Getty Images
Jimmie Johnson :: Isaac Brekken/AP
Abby Wambach :: Marc Serota/Getty Images
Chris Paul / John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated
Blake Griffin :: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Kerri Walsh Jennings :: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for WSOBV
Ryan Lochte / Neil Leifer for Sports Illustrated
Russell Westbrook :: Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images
Carmelo Anthony / Greg Nelson for Sports Illustrated
Mike Trout / Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated
Andrew McCutchen :: J. Meric/Getty Images
Curtis Granderson :: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
Rob Gronkowski / Walter Iooss Jr. for Sports Illustrated
Paul Pierce / John W. McDonough for Sports Illustrated
Dirk Nowitzki :: Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images
Kevin Love :: Gregory Shamus/NBAE via Getty Images
Victor Cruz / Michael LeBrecht II for Sports Illustrated
Tony Romo / Simon Bruty for Sports Illustrated
Prince Fielder :: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Rajon Rondo :: Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images
Sidney Crosby / Adam Hunger for Sports Illustrated
Landon Donovan / Heinz Kluetmeier for Sports Illustrated
Hope Solo :: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Steve Nash / Peter Read Miller for Sports Illustrated
Larry Fitzgerald / Peter Read Miller for Sports Illustrated
Matthew Stafford and Clayton Kershaw :: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Alex Rodriguez / Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated
David Wright :: Eliot J. Schechter/MLB Photos via Getty Images
C.C. Sabathia / Walter Iooss Jr. for Sports Illustrated
Lionel Messi :: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images
Tony Parker :: Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images
Andrew Luck / John Biever for Sports Illustrated
Clay Matthews / Robert Beck for Sports Illustrated
Stephen Strasburg / Ben Walton for Sports Illustrated
Johnny Manziel :: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Danica Patrick :: John Harrelson/NASCAR via Getty Images
Ben Roethlisberger / Peter Read Miller for Sports Illustrated
Martin Brodeur :: Elsa/Getty Images
Felix Hernandez / Rod Mar for Sports Illustrated
Cliff Lee :: Elsa/Getty Images
Vince Wilfork / Bob Rosato for Sports Illustrated
Ray Allen :: Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images
Stephen Curry / Jed Jacobsohn for Sports Illustrated
R.A. Dickey :: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Zack Greinke :: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Jason Kidd / Bob Rosato for Sports Illustrated
Carlos Boozer :: Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images
Jeremy Lin :: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images
Brittney Griner :: Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images
Dustin Byfuglien :: Travis Golby/NHLI via Getty Images
Cameron Wake / John Biever for Sports Illustrated
Martin St. Louis :: Rebecca Taylor/NHLI via Getty Images
Chauncey Billups :: Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images
Michael Cuddyer :: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Matt Harvey / Michael J. LeBrecht II for Sports Illustrated
Tim Lincecum :: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Curt Schilling / Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated
Eric Staal :: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images
Jordan Staal :: Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images
Carl Crawford :: Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images
Kevin Youkilis / Al Tielemans for Sports Illustrated
Patrick Marleau :: Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images
Katie Smith :: Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images
Al Horford :: Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images
Lindsey Jacobellis :: Harry How/Getty Images
Chris Drury :: Bryan Kelsen/AP
Jean-Sebastien Giguere :: Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images
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