Jessica Pegula recalls how her mother Kim was abandoned at birth affecting her Korean roots

Pegula remembers her mother's past of her being abandoned and raised by different parents

Jessica Pegula recalls how her mother Kim was abandoned at birth affecting her Korean roots

Jessica and Kim Pegula (Image via Just Women's Sports and ESPN)

What players do on the court is in front of everyone’s eyes. Some classy shots, finesse, and the way they handle themselves are seen by everyone. However, their personal lives are super amusing at times. Not all the stories are out for the general public. Everyone doesn’t know about the secrets of the past.

Sometimes the situation can be so baffling that the players themselves don’t know about their past heritage clearly. Jessica Pegula is a live example in the modern world of tennis. She is playing like an American on the Tour however she has Korean descendants.

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Pegula’s mother Kim was born a Korean however was left abandoned outside a police station by her parents. She then was picked up by American parents and raised like an American. The mother’s lack of knowledge about her original identity means that Pegula herself was unsure about her roots. However, the tennis tour allowed her to understand more about her original culture. “I don’t know a lot of my heritage because she really didn’t want to know that much and she didn’t really grow up in it,” Pegula said when asked about her mother and her roots.

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Pegula had an opportunity to go visit Korea in 2019. She played in the Hana Bank Korea Open. That gave her the opportunity to understand more about her culture. She got to visit various parts of the city of Seoul. She also saw the orphanage of her mother. “I think that experience made me realize the importance of my heritage,” Pegula said. “Asian people love other Asian people and Koreans loved her. She doesn’t speak Korean, but they were so proud.” Her mother was greeted nicely by the crowd over there and Pegula was impressed by the various Asian things she got to know.

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Pegula’s brings the Asian American culture to NFL

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Terry and Kim Pegula (Image via The New York Post)

Jessica Pegula’s parents both Terry and Kim are multi-billionaire owners of Buffalo Bills of the NFL (National Football League) Franchise. They are owners of the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL (National Hockey League). They brought in a change that never happened before in the history of both teams. When Kim became the president of the teams, she became the first Asian American to attain that post.

Pegula has walked in her mother’s footsteps. Not only in culture but in skill as well. She, too, embraced leadership. She is now a member of the Players Council on the women’s tour. The family has a lot to tell the world when it comes to their culture and businesses. Their current torchbearer is doing extremely well on the WTA Tour. Jessica is third in the rankings and certainly has a lot ahead of her.

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