ESPN ranked 60 sports by their degree of difficulty in ten skill sets. Can you pick the sport that ranked highest and lowest in each skill, and overall?
ENDURANCE - #1 The ability to continue to perform a skill or action for long periods of time.
ENDURANCE - #60 The ability to continue to perform a skill or action for long periods of time.
STRENGTH - #1 The ability to produce force. Example: NFL linebackers.
STRENGTH - #60 The ability to produce force. Example: NFL linebackers.
POWER - #1 The ability to produce strength in the shortest possible time. Example: Barry Bonds.
POWER - #60 The ability to produce strength in the shortest possible time. Example: Barry Bonds.
SPEED - #1 The ability to move quickly. Example: Marion Jones, Maurice Green.
SPEED - #60 The ability to move quickly. Example: Marion Jones, Maurice Green.
AGILITY - #1 The ability to change direction quickly. Example: Derek Jeter, Mia Hamm.
AGILITY - #60 The ability to change direction quickly. Example: Derek Jeter, Mia Hamm.
FLEXIBILITY - #1 The ability to stretch the joints across a large range of motion. Example: Divers.
FLEXIBILITY - #60 The ability to stretch the joints across a large range of motion. Example: Divers.
NERVE - #1 The ability to overcome fear. Example: High-board divers, ski jumpers.
NERVE - #60 The ability to overcome fear. Example: High-board divers, ski jumpers.
DURABILITY - #1 The ability to withstand physical punishment over a long period of time. Example: NBA/NHL players.
DURABILITY - #60 The ability to withstand physical punishment over a long period of time. Example: NBA/NHL players.
HAND-EYE COORDINATION - #1 The ability to react quickly to sensory perception. Example: A drag racer timing acceleration to the green light.
HAND-EYE COORDINATION - #60 The ability to react quickly to sensory perception. Example: A drag racer timing acceleration to the green light.
ANALYTIC APTITUDE - #1 The ability to evaluate and react appropriately to strategic situations. Example: Joe Montana reading a defense; basketball point guard on a fast break.
ANALYTIC APTITUDE - #60 The ability to evaluate and react appropriately to strategic situations. Example: Joe Montana reading a defense; basketball point guard on a fast break.
OVERALL TOUGHEST - #1 When the scores for each skill were added up, this sport came out on top, with 72.375/100.
OVERALL TOUGHEST - #60 When the scores for each skill were added up, this sport came in last, with 14.500/100.
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From source: "We identified 10 categories, or skills, that go into athleticism, and then asked our eight panelists to assign a number from 1 to 10 to the demands each sport makes of each of those 10 skills. By totalling and averaging their responses, we arrived at a degree-of-difficulty number for each sport on a 1 to 100 scale. That number places the difficulty of performing each sport in context with the other sports we rated."
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