Some sports writers, like ESPN's Tim Kurkjian, believe that baseball players are amongst the most well-rounded athletes in sports. That football players, for example, could not get into a batting cage and hit a fastball, or play third base and field a line drive hit by a major league hitter.
So it begs the question, which athletes, out of the top American sports (football, baseball, basketball, hockey) are the most well-rounded? Meaning, who could play the other guys sports, as well as their own?
Football is a very, very physical sport, but with that being said, it doesn't mean that the players can succeed on a pro level in other sports. It's hard to picture an offensive lineman swinging a baseball bat and making contact. It is, however, easy to picture a guy like Terrel Owens (I know that he's not the most popular choice) playing basketball and hitting a three-pointer from the corner with a defender in his face. There are, I am sure, plenty of individual examples from each sport, showcasing an athlete with the skills to play 4 sports and play them well. The question is which athlete, overall and in general, has the best training and is in the best physical shape to give them the opportunity to be all around athlete?
They say hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports, but who, besides baseball players, could do it the best?
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