By the time Patrick Mahomes retires from football, the Mahomes family could have another athlete to carry on their sporting tradition. His 13-year-old half-sister, Mia Randall, is excelling in tennis and basketball. A true multi-sport athlete, she also plays volleyball and softball.
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Randi Mahomes, of course, has played a pivotal role in nurturing young Mia’s passion for sports. NFL fans would recall her role in shaping Mahomes’ football career. During his junior year of high school, he once considered walking away from the sport.
“If you quit football, you are going to be bored in the stands,” Randi told him. The rest, as they say, is history. And Randi has had a similar heart-touching exchange of words with Mia about pursuing sports as a career.
In a heartwarming Instagram post, the mother of three shared how Mia first expressed her love for sports.“Mom, I want to be an athlete,” Mia told Randi, who responded with her usual words of encouragement: “Yes, you can do anything you want.”
Years on, Randi remains Mia’s biggest supporter, often attending her major basketball and tennis tournaments.
“Watching her grow into the amazing athlete she is today has been one of my greatest joys. From little moments on the fridge to big moments on the court, I’m always her biggest fan,” Randi wrote on Instagram, sharing a series of photos and videos from 2005 to the present.
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Years back, Randi’s “bored in the stands” line worked like a charm with Mahomes. Evidently, the mom knew what buttons to push to get the football prodigy focused.
Since the family lived in Texas, where football is a way of life, Randi knew they would continue attending games, with Patrick watching from the sidelines instead of playing. That thought may have prevented her son from taking a decision he’d later regret, Randi had explained last year.
With three Super Bowl wins in less than a decade in the NFL, Mahomes has certainly proven that his mother’s vision for him was spot on. And the love for football runs in the family. Beyond her athletic pursuits, Mia is also a devoted NFL fan.
“My daughter’s more of a football fan than any fan at all. She knows who’s playing out there, what their number is, what they look like out of uniform—she knows that,” Randi once shared.
Mia is a regular at Mahomes’ NFL games in Kansas City, cheering alongside her mother. If she continues to excel as an athlete, Patrick may one day find himself attending her games after his retirement from the NFL.
