Your sporting life indicates whether you are you adventurous, agreeable and hard working, say Ben AmbridgeWe all know that psychology and personality play a crucial role in sport (just ask José Mourinho or Alex Ferguson). But psychologists have recently identified a link between your sport and your personality type. If you mainly ranked the team sports above the individual sports then you are, on average, likely to be less open to experience and less energetic. It also found that more successful sportspeople scored higher on conscientiousness (hence the footballer who always stays behind after training) and emotional stability. by Ben Ambridge (Profile Books, priced £12.99) for £11.04 at bookshop.theguardian.com

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2017 06:00 UTC