体能的重要我自己在美国学习、工作和生活这么多年是有深刻体会的，比所谓智商和考试能力要重要得多。最近纽约客上的一篇文章把我的体会作了很好的总结。文章说，美国长青藤大学每年对运动员有特殊照顾，录取他们的SAT和成绩都比一般人底不少，而且过去的20年越来越低。01年普林斯顿的前校长和人合作出了一本书，叫做The Game of Life，在书中作了一个统计分析，发现运动员在学校不但学习成绩不好，而且不融于那些长青藤大学的文化，自成一圈。那些男运动员，很多是出身于少数族裔和低收入家庭。令人惊奇的是若干年后，他们挣的钱却远比他们的peers多，是什么原因呢？"Apparently, athletes are far more likely to go into the high-paying financial-services sector,where they succeed because of their personality and psychological makeup.".....,Bowen and Shulman write:"One of these characteristics can be thought of as drive－－-a strong desire to succeed and unswerving determination to reach a goal, whether it be winning the next game or closing a sale. Similarly, athletes tend to be more energetic than the average person, which translates into an ability to work hard over long periods of time－－-to meet, for example, the working load demands placed on young people by an investment bank in the throes of analyzing a transaction. In addition, athletes are more likely than others to be highly competitive,gregarious and confident of their ability to work well in groups(on team).
