Bo Jackson: ‘I Probably Just Would Have Played Baseball’

SI :: Getty ImagesEditor’s note: Bo Jackson sat down with The MMQB in Los Angeles in mid-August, a couple weeks before the season began.

DOM BONVISSUTO: Nobody knows better than you how difficult it is to play two sports professionally. How hard will the transition be for Tim Tebow as he looks to start a baseball career?

BO JACKSON: I wish him all the luck in the world, but it’s not going to be easy. I struggled with it, and I played baseball through high school and college. Deion Sanders was the same way. We were two of the fortunate ones to get to the majors and stay there. With Tebow, I never even knew he played baseball. And he says he hasn’t played since high school? That’s not going to…