yes! a thousand times yes! thing is: the barrier to entry is much higher and it's much harder to find peers and a supportive environment. it's much simpler

yes! a thousand times yes! thing is: the barrier to entry is much higher and it's much harder to find peers and a supportive environment. it's much simpler to practice with a ball, be it soccer or baseball, than it is finding a decent place to train maths or other sciency stuff. you need a coach very early on while these more accessible sports only need a ball and some space. to be clear: I'm 100% with you, brains loving to do "weird" brainy stuff need to be appreciated as much as we appreciate talent in dribbling some ball into some net.