Despite being arguably one of the most well-rounded athletes in history, Michael Jordan’s exploits on the baseball diamond didn’t go close to matching the heights he achieved on the basketball court. Indeed, it’s so uncommon to achieve world competitiveness in more than one sport, there’s no word to describe (polysport?) such notables as Jim Thorpe, Lionel Conacher, Babe Didrikson, John Surtees and Denis Compton. World 2007 F1 champ Kimi Raikkonen is the latest to achieve international success in two sports, finishing eighth in the Jordan Round of the World Rally Championship this weekend, scoring world championship points in his second sport and just his third WRC rally…
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