Sports in general are most likely helpful. Individual sports provide that drive for improvement.

My kids could not have been more different. My son loved sports. My daughter did not. I don't think she knows who even plays in the Super Bowl.

I have never in all my years on this earth met anyone with her drive. She will complete her doctorate in 2025. She never stops learning. If she takes a bath to relax. She is listening to lectures of some kind. I could write a book about all that she has done to accomplish what she has accomplished.

No way on this earth could I have done what I have seen her do.