I think law school and football was a stretch too, albeit a noble stretch. If you followed Chris through articles and Twitter, I think you'd agree that he might admit to selling both a little short.
That is not to say that it was not worth while or very cool or he'd take it back. But there are some things that must be pursued jealously. No one has endless time and energy. That is at least one of the reasons that there have been so few dual-sport pros.
And putting motivational cliches aside, if you need an ND example of what I am talking about, its Joey Hiben:
“It came down to architecture being more important than football to me,” Hiben told the Observer back in February of 2006. “During the fall I realized that there would be a point in time where I would have to pick architecture or football because at this University, it’s impossible to do both at the same time. I had known that this would have to happen.”
A lot of what you learn in computer science you learn at 4 am, Mountain Dew in hand. I just don't see you competing with the Stanford computer geeks AND the football team at the same time and doing either at a high level.
Hiben’s journey comes full circle | Inside the Irish
