But, such skills are transferable from one to another. If I have the tools to be a fantastic curler, I can probably do well with some other sport that require similar strengths. In any case, for the either/or, you should make the genius as specific -- you can either be the world's greatest curler or the world's most ingenious fish biologist.
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If I absolutely had to choose one, meaning if somebody said I can take away your sight or your hearing if you want your life spared, I would rather have my sight.
Here is my would you rather: Would you rather know when you are going to die or how you are going to die?
You should change that to, 'Would you rather know WHEN you are going to die, or HOW you are going to die?'
I don't know about that. To be a successful curler requires a pretty specific skill set. Also, historically, very few athletes have been able to transfer their success into another sport. Bo Jackson is pretty much the only exception. Michael Jordan failed at baseball, and Tony Gonzalez (arguably the most athletic football player in the NFL) wasn't good enough to make a NBA team. Sure, someone who excels at a particular sport will likely do better than the average joe at another event, but it's very unlikely that he/she can succeed on a professional level in more than one sport.
Im really smart, now im going to go down on Lindsey D. Thats also when im going to die, because i will be blowing my head off after that.
Deion had a pretty fair career as a 2 sport athlete. He was a .300 hitter one year, stole 50 bases one year, good D in the outfield, played almost 10 years.
For every Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there are thousands of athletes who fail to make the transition.
As long as we're being serious about this conversation: the examples you gave were of players who succeeded in one sport and went on to another. They spent their formative years developing the skillset for a particular sport (and neglecting the skills needed for another). That was the result of their choice, not because they were born only able to excel in one sport. Maybe Jordan could have been a successful baseball player if he tried at 18 instead of 35 (or however old he was). Likewise, perhaps the Olympic champion curler may have been better off applying himself to a sport someone's heard of before. Anyway, if I'm stuck being a curler, I'd take a pass.
Curlers are those guys who slide a stone, and then people sweep in front of its path to clear the debris? I don't really think that skill is translatable to the NBA or the NFL. Maybe they could go PBA.
Becoming a Tiger Woods or Arnold Schwarzenegger for a sport like cricket would be more rewarding than being known for discovering the cure to jock itch.
Well, obviously. But that doesn't have anything to do with your original point that "such skills are transferable from one (sport) to another."
Extreme athletic ability translates into what, 10 thousand well paying jobs a year? Across the globe, counting soccer, golf, basketball, whatever. Being smart, and dedication, can pretty much guarantee you good money throughout your life. Being athletic (still need dedication and practice) is a much more iffy proposition. One injury, or just not "making it", and you're looking for plan B. I remember watching the Cougars alot right after Outlaw had graduated college. Fun team, even though there were only about 20 of us watching at Hoffheinz most nights. Damon Jones was on that team. But Tim Moore, man he was the star. Do everything kind of guy, fierce competitor and ferocious rebounder. He was our best low post presence easily, our go-to guy, but coach played him alot at SF because he knew that, at 6'8", Moore was going to have to play on the wing at the pro level. Tim Moore never made it in the NBA, never got the big payday, never even made a team out of training camp. And I think the Tim Moores of the world are alot more common than guys who make it big. Bounced around Europe for a few seasons. I don't think I'd take the "athlete" route if that was going to the sum total of my achievements.
