Drew Brees believes he would have continued his professional playing career if he had not experienced a loss of arm strength due to shoulder and wrist issues.

“I would I I really think I'd still be playing if if I if the shoulder and the wrist wouldn't have wouldn't have started to let me down. Sure. >> Um I just I started to lose quite a bit of pop, you know, and it's one of those things where and you know where to go with the ball, but can I get it from ”

Bo Jackson maintains that specializing in one sport is necessary to reach the pinnacle of professional success because trying to play both football and baseball simultaneously leads to mediocrity.

“Not for football, baseball. If you try to do both, you're going to be mediocre in both. You'll never be a start at both positions.”