I was thinking about those commercials [gatorade maybe?] It has like Mike Vick and Brian Urlacher playing Hockey. I was thinking. Which Athletes do you think could excel at other sports. i.e. Hakeem and Soccer I know Randy Moss use to play college basketball with Jason Williams Would Charlie Ward have been a better QB in the NFL than a PG in the NBA? Just wondering . . .charge it to summer boredom. Rocket River
I think Ward himself said that he didn't have the skill set to be a successful QB in the NFL. I'm almost certain I heard it in an interview he once gave. There are a bunch of natural athletes in multiple sports that would probably be at least partially successful in other arenas. Kobe and Lebron come to mind, but I would add guys like Albert Pujols and Cristiano Ronaldo. Given time and training, I think any of these guys could excel in just about any sport.
Charlie freakin Ward... He got drafted by an MLB team... had a chance to go to the NFL and played in the NBA. What a talent.
I guess Iverson the NFL is the obvious answer, though they probably would have switched him to receiver or safety in the pros. Despite his HOF career I keep thinking this guy wasted his talent, only because he had so damn much of it. I wonder if a young Charles Barkley could have been a linebacker or tight end.
I bet just about any half-decent NFL quarterback or DB could play baseball, and any o-lineman would be a terrific sumo wrestler.
let me guess you are a female. and you were a fierce competitor in volleyball. its not a real sport, can you even break a sweat playing it? i guess maybe if you are at the beach and its hot outside in the sun, but then again you could sweat just standing there. kidding volleyball is fun esp: in the water
Unless they excelled at baseball growing up, there's absolutely no way. MAYBE some quarterbacks could make it as a mop up relief pitcher or something. Edited to add: Consider the fact that Michael Jordan the baseball player had no power, didn't hit for average, struck out a ton, was a low-percentage base stealer, and was a terrible outfielder. In AA ball.
