Marion Bartoli: I'm Smart as Hell

[marmar]

Women's tennis sometimes brings us major stories from areas we would not expect, and that has stayed true to form today. According to Chris Chase of Yahoo! Sports, after a semifinal matchup at the BNP Paribas Open, she noted her IQ of 175 yet acted reluctant to talk about it:

"I did a test when I was younger, but I'm not really someone that is really telling everyone, 'Oh, I'm so smart.' I'm kind of hiding it. But that's how I am, you know. It just comes naturally. That's how I was born with."

The first question likely rushing to everyone's mind is whether or not this is possible. It actually is, seeing as how her father is a doctor who also happens to be a chess buff; chess players tend to be those that have all-time highest IQs.

The easy thing would be to merely say 'if she's so smart why is she playing tennis'? Having said that, should she actually have an IQ that high, then I love that she remains committed to the game of tennis and is following her passion; the temptation to be doing something else by others would obviously be incredibly great in a situation like this. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/642316-barry-bonds-bruce-pearl-mike-anderson-and-tuesdays-top-sports-stories/entry/55512-marion-bartoli-tennis-star-reportedly-has-iq-of-175

[joeybee12]

1. Only 175? My brother has 176 and we consider him slow...

That said, she seems to be getting back to her stride after a down year.