“四肢发达、头脑简单”,这是体育运动圈外人士对运动员的普遍看法。确实如此,运动员特别是体能竞技运动员需要长时间的跑动、持久拼搏,发达的四肢是竞技的首要条件。大多数运动员的言语表达能力、书面表达能力、逻辑思维能力、数理化自然科学知识的理解和掌握能力确实不如一般人。竞技运动(除棋牌类头脑运动外)也不需要在这些方面有多强的能力。如乒乓球竞赛中的攻防、足球比赛中的传球配合、临门一脚是不能用逻辑推理来解决的,也不允许有多少时间来考虑如何动作。竞技运动特别是 “Developed limbs, simple-mindedness,” is a common perception of athletes by non-sport athletes. Indeed, athletes, especially physical athletes need long-running, long-lasting struggle, developed limbs is the primary condition of competitive. Most athletes’ verbal ability, written expression ability, logical thinking ability, understanding and mastery of knowledge of physical science and natural science are indeed inferior to the average person. Athletics (in addition to chess and card games) do not need much power in these areas. Such as table tennis competitions in the offensive and defensive, soccer match pass, a kick can not be solved by logical reasoning, and does not allow much time to consider how to act. In particular, athletics