+199 Athletes often get stereotyped as having good bodies but low intelligence, but I actually think they don't get enough credit for their intelligence. If you put an average person's brain in Michael Jordan's body, he wouldn't suddenly be able to play basketball like a star. All good athletes have mental intelligence and stamina along with high fitness, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

http://skyview.vansd.org/lschmidt/Projects/The%20Nine%20Types%20of%20Intelligence.htm There are different types of intelligence.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Good mental intelligence in terms of sports. Not necessarily highly intelligent like most people consider intelligence. And have you seen some of the shit they get arrested for? I can't really call someone intelligent after that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Plaxico was a genius.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Intelligence itself can be relative.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There may be an aspect of truth to this, but to say that all good athletes are smart is pretty preposterous. They may know their sport well, but they often times lack the ability to articulate coherent sentences, let alone think profoundly.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think what I'm trying to say is that intelligence is required to play sports well. Obviously no person is going to be intelligent in every possible way on Earth.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I read that as Athiests and I was like hmm for a good few minutes.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, they must be smarter than me to make as much as they do without working as much as I do.

by Anonymous 3 years ago