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Originally Posted By shesprints⏩
Running? This might just be the sport requiring the least intelligence of all. Move one foot in front of the other. Repeat.A coach I knew who worked with Jordan Burroughs once said to me: "There are the smart wrestlers and then there are the animals." Different styles. Most likely, though, it requires reactions that are really faster than you can think through the moves--it's a type of intelligence, but a lot of it is instinct acquired through drills and training.
I'm not sure running REQUIRES intelligence, but the distance running teams I see at schools almost universally have the highest GPAs. Perhaps because it's a sport of intensely delayed gratification, which--as per the Stanford Marshmallow Test--we see in those with higher IQs.
ETA: if we're talking boxing, uh... ya may start out smart but ya won't stay that way. Dat head trauma.
I'm not sure running REQUIRES intelligence, but the distance running teams I see at schools almost universally have the highest GPAs. Perhaps because it's a sport of intensely delayed gratification, which--as per the Stanford Marshmallow Test--we see in those with higher IQs.
ETA: if we're talking boxing, uh... ya may start out smart but ya won't stay that way. Dat head trauma.
Talking about a property of the sport itself (requiring intelligence) and not whom chooses to partake in it.
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Originally Posted By numberguy12⏩
ThisIf you consider billiards a sport....a good argument could be made for billiards. Geometry, future positions and strategies...
In terms of athletic sports, there is definitely a mind game to tennis that is underrated.
In terms of athletic sports, there is definitely a mind game to tennis that is underrated.
8 ball on a 7 foot table is very much a strategy game
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Originally Posted By FormulaSP⏩
That requires skill not intelligence.the drivers have to execute the strategy(drive fast/manage fuel and tyres)
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Originally Posted By numberguy12⏩
*facepalm* lol but yeah, you're right. It doesn't require intelligence; it just seems to attract intelligent people.Running? This might just be the sport requiring the least intelligence of all. Move one foot in front of the other. Repeat.
Talking about a property of the sport itself (requiring intelligence) and notwhomchooses to partake in it.
Talking about a property of the sport itself (requiring intelligence) and notwhomchooses to partake in it.
I do think that motivating yourself to do the absolutely punishing training, day in and day out, week in and week out, all by yourself, without teams, without drills, without variety... it requires immense strength of will, which perhaps isn't commensurate with intelligence, but may be related.
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Originally Posted By LuckMaker⏩
Some say fish are some of the most intelligence creatures in the seaSwimming.
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Actually, probably bodybuilding. In order to count calories, you have to be able to know how to count, which is more than you can say for most sports' requirements.
Long range precision shooting is also calculation-heavy. Think golf, but with distances up to ~1000 yards.
Long range precision shooting is also calculation-heavy. Think golf, but with distances up to ~1000 yards.
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Originally Posted By shesprints⏩
Clarify please?*facepalm* lol but yeah, you're right. It doesn't require intelligence; it just seems to attract intelligent people.
I do think that motivating yourself to do the absolutely punishing training, day in and day out, week in and week out, all by yourself, without teams, without drills, without variety... it requires immense strength of will, which perhaps isn't commensurate with intelligence, but may be related.
I do think that motivating yourself to do the absolutely punishing training, day in and day out, week in and week out, all by yourself, without teams, without drills, without variety... it requires immense strength of will, which perhaps isn't commensurate with intelligence, but may be related.
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Chess and poker probably
If we're talking about your classic athletic sports then I'm sure basketball is up there maybe hockey as well
If we're talking about your classic athletic sports then I'm sure basketball is up there maybe hockey as well
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Originally Posted By numberguy12⏩
Well, first I just corrected your grammar :P "Whom" is the object pronoun, not the subject.Clarify please?
Secondly, I was talking about distance running in particular. It's a huge mental game, more than you might think. Your opponent isn't necessarily someone else--it's yourself, your own limits. The best in this sport are literally pushing the boundaries of what is possible for the human body, and that requires a huge amount of self-awareness, both physically and psychologically.
In another sport, like fighting, you only have to beat someone else. It's like the old joke about the bear--"I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you!"
But in running, it's a very pure, personal, intense effort.
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Originally Posted By shesprints⏩
Right, I was asking about the grammar correction. "About" is a preposition, so I would think the object of a preposition requires whom.Well, first I just corrected your grammar :P "Whom" is the object pronoun, not the subject.
Secondly, I was talking about distance running in particular. It's a huge mental game, more than you might think. Your opponent isn't necessarily someone else--it's yourself, your own limits. The best in this sport are literally pushing the boundaries of what is possible for the human body, and that requires a huge amount of self-awareness, both physically and psychologically.
In another sport, like fighting, you only have to beat someone else. It's like the old joke about the bear--"I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you!"
But in running, it's a very pure, personal, intense effort.
Secondly, I was talking about distance running in particular. It's a huge mental game, more than you might think. Your opponent isn't necessarily someone else--it's yourself, your own limits. The best in this sport are literally pushing the boundaries of what is possible for the human body, and that requires a huge amount of self-awareness, both physically and psychologically.
In another sport, like fighting, you only have to beat someone else. It's like the old joke about the bear--"I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you!"
But in running, it's a very pure, personal, intense effort.
Example: would you say "talking about him or her" or "talking about him or she". You say the former.
In terms of the rest, I still do not agree about running, but it comes down to one's definition of intelligence I suppose.
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Originally Posted By numberguy12⏩
Your sentence:Right, I was asking about the grammar correction. "About" is a preposition, so I would think the object of a preposition requires whom.
Example: would you say "talking about him or her" or "talking about him or she". You say the former.
In terms of the rest, I still do not agree about running, but it comes down to one's definition of intelligence I suppose.
Example: would you say "talking about him or her" or "talking about him or she". You say the former.
In terms of the rest, I still do not agree about running, but it comes down to one's definition of intelligence I suppose.
"Talking about a property of the sport itself (requiring intelligence) and not whom chooses to partake in it."
The object of "about" was "a property of the sport itself."
"Who[m] chooses to partake in it" is a separate clause. Whom should, therefore, be "who," as that's the subject of the verb "chooses."
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trying not to be biased here..
but id say baseball
4 bases 90 feet apart
runners can steal, dive, avoid slide
hitters (generally have 7 pitches to do anything with the ball)
meanwhile the pitcher has 7 pitches to throw to each (4 balls = walk, 3 strikes = out)
3 outs per inning to put the ball into play trying to avoid 9 defendeers at different positions on the field
then you get to the complexity of pitching. 3-1 counts having different pitches, 2-2 count having different pitches, 1-2 count, etc.
the pitcher is solely trying to upset the hitters timing. so, using his brain to be ahead of the hitter as when to throw certain pitches
the hitter is then thinking like a pitcher as to what the pitcher will throw and you can be talking up to 10 pitches with various speeda and potentially opposite movement
e.g. a sinker breaking down and in to you or away from you or a slider breaking into you or away from you
could go on a lot longer..
tennis is prob up there too
but id say baseball
4 bases 90 feet apart
runners can steal, dive, avoid slide
hitters (generally have 7 pitches to do anything with the ball)
meanwhile the pitcher has 7 pitches to throw to each (4 balls = walk, 3 strikes = out)
3 outs per inning to put the ball into play trying to avoid 9 defendeers at different positions on the field
then you get to the complexity of pitching. 3-1 counts having different pitches, 2-2 count having different pitches, 1-2 count, etc.
the pitcher is solely trying to upset the hitters timing. so, using his brain to be ahead of the hitter as when to throw certain pitches
the hitter is then thinking like a pitcher as to what the pitcher will throw and you can be talking up to 10 pitches with various speeda and potentially opposite movement
e.g. a sinker breaking down and in to you or away from you or a slider breaking into you or away from you
could go on a lot longer..
tennis is prob up there too
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Originally Posted By shesprints⏩
Lol at grammar police in general. My mind is too mathematical I suppose and grouping "about A and B" as "about(A and B)" or "about A and about B". Regardless, it's kind of an unimportant point....Your sentence:
"Talking about a property of the sport itself (requiring intelligence) and not whom chooses to partake in it."
The object of "about" was "a property of the sport itself."
"Who[m] chooses to partake in it" is a separate clause. Whom should, therefore, be "who," as that's the subject of the verb "chooses."
"Talking about a property of the sport itself (requiring intelligence) and not whom chooses to partake in it."
The object of "about" was "a property of the sport itself."
"Who[m] chooses to partake in it" is a separate clause. Whom should, therefore, be "who," as that's the subject of the verb "chooses."
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Originally Posted By numberguy12⏩
No, that's a terrible excuse. In this case not understanding grammatical clause grouping means you don't understand logic.Lol at grammar police in general. My mind is too mathematical I suppose and grouping "about A and B" as "about(A and B)" or "about A and about B". Regardless, it's kind of an unimportant point....
And it is relevant--at least to me--that in a discussion about intelligence, you show evidence of a lack of it.
Whatever sport you play, that ain't it.
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Originally Posted By ffguitarist14⏩
Pitching in baseball???Yes, every single sport is 100% pure athletic ability and requires zero critical thinking or any sort of intelligent thought process whatsoever. Quality post.
QB in football. Pitching in baseball. A couple people mentioned golf, I think that one is up there for sure.
QB in football. Pitching in baseball. A couple people mentioned golf, I think that one is up there for sure.
lmao brb have to think really hard when the catcher is fingering the air to find out what to throw
Actually as a whole, baseball is probably the most tradie sport out there. Brb slow as fuk, spend more time drinking beer and eating microwavable dinner food than watching any action. Brb players spend more time chewing and watching from the sidelines/outfield than actually doing anything. I bet most mlb players would be tradies if they weren't pro at baseball.
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At a higher level, I think tennis is up there. Strategizing while going at such a quick pace against such a variety of opponents... not to mention the work and sometimes mental effort required on technique too.
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Originally Posted By shesprints⏩
Ok grammar police, whatever you say. You are missing a comma after case, and I don't think "ain't" is a word. Conclusion: lacks intelligence. That's how ridiculous you sound.No, that's a terrible excuse. In this case not understanding grammatical clause grouping means you don't understand logic.
And it is relevant--at least to me--that in a discussion about intelligence, you show evidence of a lack of it.
Whatever sport you play, that ain't it.
And it is relevant--at least to me--that in a discussion about intelligence, you show evidence of a lack of it.
Whatever sport you play, that ain't it.
I do just fine with logic by the way....formal mathematical logic, not writing up posts quickly on the misc. Perhaps you should learn the difference.
When one is failing to justify a terrible argument (that running requires a lot of intelligence), he/she will just resort to grammar policing.
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