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Shane Battier 7th Smartest Athlete- #1 Smartest Basketball Player

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    http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/fee...news-names-the-20-smartest-athletes-in-sports

    7. Shane Battier, F, Houston Rockets
    • Age: 32
    • On-court accomplishments: 2-time Naismith award winner (high school and college), 2001 No. 6 overall NBA draft pick, 2-time All-NBA defensive second team
    • Alma mater, major, GPA: Duke, religion, 3.5
    • Languages: “English and German.”
    • Off-court/intellectual interests: “Finance, sabermetrics, golf.”
    • If I weren’t a professional athlete, I’d ... “Be working with youth in some capacity. Similar to the mission of my foundation, I would want to encourage and inspire a new generation of potential leaders through higher education and effective leadership skills.”
    • Nerdiest thing about me: “I have a subscription to Laptop magazine.”
    • Smartest teammate I’ve had: “Brent Barry.”


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    Could have just wrote "Smartest Basketball Player," instead of "#1 Smartest Basketball Player" now that I think about it lol.
     
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    What criteria is used to determine the smartest athlete?
     
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