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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will add that knowing how to relate to sports and play things like golf is very very helpful in the business world. How many times have you heard of tech, finance and law people who have “golf outing” and go to sporting events as a way to mingle, generate business and meet new people. A lot.

My sister is a top sales rep for a tech company. She is a great golfer. She managed to get into the “good old guys” club and be competitive with them. [/quote]

But you can do this without being a competitive athlete as a kid. I was a very poor athlete as a child and only played sports into middle school (where I was not good and was often the slowest person on any given team). Did not even go out for sports in high school. But I enjoy sports, am a huge football and baseball fan with deep knowledge of both sports. I also swim, play golf and tennis, and took up running in middle age. I am still not fast but I'm very fit and have a lot of sports knowledge and that has come in handy in my career as sports can be an easy way to develop camaraderie with others in the workplace. You do not need to play travel sports or HS sports in order to be a "sporty" adult who uses sports to make friends and develop connections. I went golfing for the very first time in grad school, didn't play tennis until my 30s. Has not hindered me in any way.

Most adults are out of shape, including most who played sports has kids. Even the ones who were good at it. People eat too much, drink too much, and don't make enough time for fitness when they get busy with work and family. [/quote]

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