She Came From a Family of Champions
Kelly’s father, Jack, was a three-time Olympic gold medalist (in sculling) who succeeded in turning a $7,000 loan into an $18 million construction company (during WWII, he was appointed by President Roosevelt as National Director of Physical Fitness).
Grace Kelly, Lizanne, Peggy, John B. Kelly. Source:
As for her mother, Margaret, she was also an athlete – a champion swimmer – as well as a cover model. One of Kelly’s uncles was a vaudeville star; another was a Pulitzer-winning playwright. In their family movies, Kelly and her brother and two sisters proved that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree as they were seen racing and leaping off rooftops.