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Childhood prodigies come and go throughout the media, however, these four children are the real deal. If they have not received professional offers yet, they surely will in the coming future. It is hard for children to stand out in team sports, but hard work and determination will get the attention of scouts and the media. These are the top child athletes of the world:

BASKETBALL and TRACK:

Jashaun Agosto is an 11 year old child that is simply unbelievable. Not only does he complete 200 push ups, 200 sit ups, and 150 squats every night before bed, but he also runs a sub 4:50 mile and practices basketball 4 hours a day, seven days a week. This 5th grader competes against older opponents and is completely self motivated. He is easily the youngest child prospect in the sport of basketball . . . any bets on when will Kentucky send him an offer?

TENNIS:

Jan Kristian Silva is a tennis pro and he is only 5 years old. His parents pay nearly $140,000 a year to send him to a French tennis complex where he strives to improve his game. At a whopping 4-foot tall and 60 pounds, this kid can slam and return serves with many adults. He can also play the net like a 6 footer.

FUTBOL:

Rhain Davis is a 9-year-old Australian “whiz kid” who has been snatched up by Manchester United. The child moved 11,000 miles to Britain to join the Red Devils Academy and compete in the beautiful game. There he excelled and caught the eyes of Man U, where they offered him a scholarship. Under the contract he will train with Manchester daily and cannot sign a professional contract until the age of 16 years.

GOLF:

Kyle Logrosso is more than your typical 5 year old boy. Shortly after birth, it was discovered that he had cancer in both eyes, requiring months of chemotherapy and his left eye to be removed. Since then Kyle has fell in love with the game of golf. Like many child prodigy golfers before his time (i.e. Tiger Woods), Kyle enjoys being in the spotlight and showcasing his skills. And get this, his best game in 9 holes is a 46 . . . how many adults can claim this in their golf game?

As much as Agassi seemed to have a bad-boy flare on the court early on, it was clear that this guy was a thoughtful player. Below is an excerpt from Inside Tennis

Agassi then spilled the beans on one of the greatest insider tale we’ve ever heard. “Speaking about little ticks that give away serves,” he began, innocently enough, “I always felt Boris [Becker] had one of those that helped me…that gave away his tendencies. He had this habit, when he would go into his rocking motion, he would toss the ball and his tongue would either stay in the center of his lips if he was serving up the middle of the deuce court, or he would actually slide it to the side of his mouth if he was serving wide.”

“You’ve got to be making this up,” responded a stunned McEnroe.

“You can’t make that up,” Andre replied. “Get the tape. [And the USA Network promptly did so.] Boris would go into press conferences after our matches and say, ‘It’s like this guy reads my mind.’ There was a time when he stopped doing it and a panic set in me…It makes all the difference in the world if you can pick up one or two things. I actually shared that with Boris one night out at Oktoberfest. He said he’d sleep a lot easier knowing that now.”

Rafael Nadal continues to dominate the world of clay tennis, beating Ferrer 6-1,4-6,6-1 in the Barcelona Open. Ferrer was the second seed.

For those of you who don’t really follow tennis, it is important to point out that “Rafa” is currently struggling to overtake one individual who is arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer.

The one thing standing between Roger and that title, clearly, is Rafael Nadal, who is quite possibly the greatest clay player of all time.

This is why they call him, “The King of Clay”

Thank God this is an advertisement and not grounded in reality. No pun intended.
Andy Roddick certainly has his place among the great players of our time, but this is just unbelievable.