Quote of the day by Carl Weathers: "I majored in theater at San Diego State. My one eye was on football, and my other eye was on…"

Quote of the day by Carl Weathers (AP photo) People often get told to pick one path and pour everything into it, whether in sport, education or career. Carl Weathers, later known worldwide for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, described a life that never really worked that way. "I majored in theater at San Diego State," he said. "My one eye was on football, and my other eye was on Hollywood." He was pursuing two very different ambitions at once, and honest enough later to admit that split focus came with a real cost, one that ultimately shaped how his entire career actually unfolded.Quote of the day by Carl Weathers"I majored in theater at San Diego State. My one eye was on football, and my other eye was on Hollywood"Where this quote actually comes from, and what it genuinely meantWeathers said this in a 2007 interview with Sporting News, and the fuller quote reveals something more candid than it first appears. "I'll give you a completely honest answer. I wasn't present," he said. "I was a guy who had a tremendous amount of ability, but my head was always in the world of wanting to be an actor. I majored in theater at San Diego State. My one eye was on football, and my other...