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Originally Posted by McLovin
NFL Quarterback.
Look how many people try, and even achieve a very high level of play (HS star, college star, Heisman winner, etc.) but never make it in the NFL.
Even if you make it in the NFL, you're probably still not great, or ever a threat to win a Superbowl. At any given time, there's only 5 or 6 "elite" NFL QBs. The rest are just serviceable fillers, trying to keep a team at .500.
I can't think of any position in any sport that is as difficult, or requires as many skill sets.
A QB is part offensive coordinator, coach, running back, etc. The play calling in the modern NFL is ultra complicated, and the QB is running it. The best ones also have to analyze the defensive setup and make split second changes to try to exploit the defense. He has to be able to run and scramble. He has to be able to throw with incredible accuracy. He has to be smart. He has to have a very uniquely strong arm these days. He has to make countless split second decisions.
It's an impossibly tough position that very, very few ever get really good at.
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Being a top baseball player isn't much easier.
My oldest brother was drafted in baseball out of high school and had scholorship offers from USC for quarterback OR pitcher on the baseball team, among other schools.
He decided to play baseball instead of football because he thought it would be easier to have a long career.
He ended op at cal state fullerton and 3 years later they won the college world series. he signed with the braves and in the second season, blew out his shoulder. They didn't do those types of surgeries back then, so it was career over.
For every all star baseball player, there are 100,000 all star little leaguers out there who don't make it. who knows, it could be a million.