Deion Sanders
Sanders is the only person to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series. He won the Super Bowl with both the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys and played in the 1992 World Series with the Atlanta Braves, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games. In Atlanta, Sanders is known as the player who brought the "tomahawk chop". It was adopted by fans because Sanders was a Florida State Seminole, playing football, basketball and track in college.
Dave Winfield
After playing collegiate baseball and basketball for the University of Minnesota, the former Toronto Blue Jay and MLB all-star was drafted in three sports and remains the only athlete ever to be drafted by four leagues. The San Diego Padres selected him as a pitcher with the fourth overall pick in the 1973 MLB draft. Teams from two basketball leagues also drafted him that year: the Atlanta Hawks (NBA) and the Utah Stars (ABA). And, though he never played college football, the Minnesota Vikings selected Winfield in the 17th round of the NFL draft. (STAN BEHAL, QMI Agency)
Eric Lindros
Not quite a duel sport athlete but Lindros did appear on a 1990 Score baseball card. In reality, the closest he came to a baseball career was taking batting practice one day with the Toronto Blue Jays. (QMI Agency)
Rafael Nadal
The tennis superstar, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury, is trying his hand at a second game. He has signed-on with PokerStars and is learning to play poker. Could he become the first athlete to win a major title in addition to a World Series bracelet? Only time will tell if he'll have as illustrious a career at the poker table as on the tennis court.
Fergie Jenkins
The first Canadian to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During his 19-year MLB career he was a three-time all-star and won the 1971 NL Cy Young Award. Jenkins also played basketball in the off-season as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, from 1967 to 1969. (QMI Agency)
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After the Los Angeles Lakers placed Metta World Peace on waivers Thursday, the veteran forward plans to wave goodbye to the NBA.
World Peace does not want any team to attempt to pick him up, he indicated Friday. That includes the Los Angeles Clippers, who play in the same building as the Lakers, or the New York Knicks or Brooklyn Nets in his hometown.
"I don't really want to play for anybody," World Peace said Friday, according to ESPN.com. "I don't want to go anywhere. I want to go to China, or coach or play arena football."
World Peace recently came back from a trip to China, sparking an interest in playing there. He said he has contacted several teams and spoken with former Houston Rockets teammate Yao Ming about his club, the Shanghai Sharks.
"You don't live twice," World Peace said. "You're not 33 twice. You won't be able to play in China at a good level again. I wouldn't be able to play in China again averaging, maybe, 40 or more points. That would be fun."
Wherever World Peace goes or whatever he does, the Lakers still own him $7.7 million next season. Other teams are able to claim him off waivers for 48 hours before he becomes a restricted free agent, giving him the freedom to sign with any team.
It will not be the Knicks or Nets.
"I had a chance to play in New York (previously)," World Peace said. "I wanted to play in New York when I was in my prime and I was young, fierce, lock-down (defender). Madison Square Garden, that would have been sick. But right now, China is way more adventurous for me."
If he is truly finished with basketball, he would like to try his hand at football.
"I'm telling you, if I have a chance to play Arena football, I'm going to do it," World Peace said. "You guys will see me there, and you're going to be writing about it."
World Peace averaged 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds last season for the Lakers but suffered a knee injury at the end of the year that required surgery.
"I'm definitely not going to be pounding my knee now that I'm amnestied," World Peace said. "I'm not even thinking about pounding my knee right now. I'm good with just where I'm at right now."
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Where would you rather see World Peace?
Source: http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/07/12/china-or-arena-football-over-nba-world-peace
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