Does being good looking matter in sports?

Does being good looking matter in sports?

It's a by product of good genes which are necessary for sports

it can get you called up sooner in baseball. the sport has a considerable female demographic.

Not really, most of the GOATS are complete ugos.

Your attention just gets drawn to the good looking one. Tim Bradley in the NFL, Donaldo in Fifa, Verlander/Kershaw in baseball. etc etc You naturally notice them more and fanboy for them, but then you have guys like Peyton Manning and Messi who nobody can say are "handsome" but arguably the more revolutionary players in their sports.

It absolutely matters for marketing. Good-looking players will make more money than players of the same skill level who are not good looking. Sometimes they'll make more than players who are better but not as attractive. Compare David Beckham's net worth to Ronaldinho's, or Jeter's to Ichiro's.

>Jeter
>Attractive

true for the less good players, not true for the top 1% players.

Ever actually seen a picture of Babe Ruth? Dude was not handsome but because he was a top 1% player of his era he was still marketable as fuck.

Now for the less elite players, being handsome definitely boosts their merchandise sales.

A lot of models/actresses certainly seem to think he's attractive.

i dunno you tell me

Can someone explain why some people call him a cuck?

Yes
If you aren't an outward genetic freak, being attractive makes people more willing to give you opportunities in life especially when you are younger when athletic development is most important.

People that are physically active are also more likely to be attractive too but not as much as you'd think.

ITT: Ugly turbovirgins
Reminder Sup Forums is a Chad board.

Hell yes

Being good-looking literally helps you in every aspect of your life

>Sometimes they'll make more than players who are better but not as attractive.
This. See: Messi and Ronaldo.

No

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No unless you're a woman in that case it's the only thing that matters

Name a chadder chad in American sports than Kevin Kiermaier

Luol Deng was pretty good and he looked like a fucking orangutan

gotta be matt holliday. has the ultimate cocky chad look