Lebron James is a genius. you may be thinking that "genius athlete" is some kind of contradiction. Suggesting that athletes are as cerebral as physicists solving cosmic mysteries or as creative as modern-day Mozarts seems like a stretch. LeBron James is LeBron James because he's a chiseled, large, freakishly fast specimen who has mastered the fundamental skills of basketball: dribbling, shooting and passing. Big muscles require no genius. Let's reserve that term for the brainiacs.
Wrong. Athletes must process multiple streams of information in real time under extreme pressure. While a mathematician puzzles out a groundbreaking proof, 300-lb. linemen aren't chasing...