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Few view it as practical. Last year, Bo Jackson explained that the modern landscape makes it more difficult to succeed in two sports than it was during Jackson’s career.
“Stick to what got [Wilson] in the headlines, not baseball,” Jackson said. “Twenty-five or 30 years ago when I did it, I’m not trying to say anything negative about other athletes, but the talent pool wasn’t that deep. In this day in age, with all the high-tech training, computer-engineered workouts and the proper food and diet, if you try to concentrate on two sports, I guarantee you’re going to ride the bench in both because the talent is that deep.