HARDEST sports to play

RoKr93
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:33:47 +0000

I tend to think that sports like tennis and swimming are tough because of just how mentally taxing the individuality of the sport can be.

A grueling singles match in tennis is the closest thing in sports to solitary confinement. No teammates, no coaches (even in team tennis it’s essentially an individual sport), nothing but you, your opponent, and the fuzzy yellow balls. Steeling yourself for that is much tougher than it seems.

But of course, I’m biased. And I will happily admit that tennis is nowhere near the most physically demanding sport out there.