Is athleticism a type of intelligence?
People who are in sports sometimes are stereotyped as being little below average intelligence. If you look at pro sports a lot of them really use improper grammar and know very little about other things besides the sport they play. Of course there are few that seem really Intelligent and are amazing athletes (Jordan).
I don’t think they are dumb at all. I just think they dedicated their brains to developing and training there bodies to accomplish amazing feats the way doctors would dedicate themselves to learning all about the human body.
I bet most doctors don’t have the coordination to dribble a basketball at full speed make the right passes and consistently knock down shots while being defended by some of the best athletes in the world.Similarly Larry Johnson can’t perform a craniotomy. It takes time to develop the skill and muscle memory to perform certain moves to make it to a pro level. I guess I’m just trying to defend the athlete.
What does everyone think? I think most people just see intelligence as being good at math and talking which to me is false. By the way this can also apply to artist.
@t Khaz.
You do use your mind to do athletic moves. You have to think quick and decide what moves you have to do to get by defenders. It always starts at your brain and over time your brain can process what you want to do on the field faster than average person.
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January 31st, 2011 at 9:49 pm
There are different types of intelligences, and physical intelligence is one of them.
Linguistic intelligence ("word smart"):
Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart")
Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")
Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")
Musical intelligence ("music smart")
Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")
Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart")
http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
January 31st, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Intelligence is normally related to your mind. Athleticism has to do with the abilities of your body.
People can obviously be both.
January 31st, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Danny, you are absolutely right IMHO. The real sport performance is impossible without well functioning brain. We are tapping into some serious brain processing capacity, largely unused by normal people, to do wild moves or to coordinate a throw of a ball for example or to punch someone in a face. But to me, the most interesting people are the ones who manage to have both worlds – play piano, be good at math and be able to run 10 miles. Or bench press 200 pounds. It is way too easy to be good at something, given enough time any of us can be masters of some specific activity for the expence of everything else. Hope that answers your question.