First, sports are for entertainment only and really don't do much other than that. Secondly, all athletes have a career with a limited lifespan because of aging and injuries. A person can do nearly anything with their mind and barring injury or disease, your mind will be useful for your entire life.
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The more intelligent you are, the more you'll get out of life. Living in the moment, as many sporty type people do, tend to die young and unhappy. Not to say you shouldn't do sports, but academics are just as, if not more, important.
Some may say Sports but the definite answer is academics. Less than 1% of people in the world become professional athletes, because of this very few people will make money just off of playing sports. Therefore having to go to school, get a decent job, and make money of there own.
1st of all, you need good grades, I found this out the hard way, I am failing algebra and I am currently working to bring my grade up! But in order to play sports, you must have good grades, first of all to get into a good college and maybe even play on the college team for whatever sport you are trying out for!