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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sports is about socialization.  I'd argue that someone good at sports through talent and practice will go far in life.  [b]Academics is about following rules - study to memorize[/b].  If you are a rule follower I will bet you are a straight A student.

I'd pick sports to be good at which shows me what a person can do to overcome adversity.  To be good at sports does not imply you're an idiot you know that right?

To be ONLY good at academics implies that you are an idiot in every subject except your expert one.

I get executives jobs and regularly work with MBAs out of Duke and Stanford.  They are not all smart let me put it like that.  There's phDs who are smart and those who are idiots because they know nothing else.

Looking at my own kids, my son is IQ need smart plays chess and a math wizard.  Can't play sports except run.  The running is what's made him a better all around person who isn't totally clueless about the world.  My DD is a soccer star.  Average intelligence but hard worker.  Straight A student because she wields.  Needs loooooooots of tutoring.  She would be the first to say that her drive and understanding of how she's become good at soccer has contributed to how she approaches academics.  She's not a natural at the latter and is much more talented at soccer. But the 2 are interrelated.  Almost everyone on her team is academically excellent.  This is only 8th grade however but still. [/quote]

In a boring field maybe?
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