source: List of athlete MBTI types (exhaustive)

List of athlete MBTI types (exhaustive)
A group of French sports teachers/pedagogues gathers every year to hold seminars about sports pedagogy. Among them, many were dedicated to individualizing the preparation of athletes using MBTI. They came up with a concept similar to Jon Niednagel's system, but with a larger scope (specific workout programs, mental preparation, etc.) called "Action-Type". One of the "Action-Type" sports teacher held a conference in which he explained the strengths and weaknesses in the motivity of different MBTI type athletes and listed athletes by MBTI type. Here's the treat, but it's at least eight years old:

ISTJ

Basketball
Stacey Augmon, Steve Kerr, Jeff Hornacek, Kurt Rambis, Michael Cooper, Sidney Moncrief, Bobby Jones, Kyle Macy, Rick Adelman, Jay Burson

Tennis
Paul Haarhuis, Chris Evert, Stan Smith, Andrei Cherkasov

Golf
Paul Azinger, Larry Nelson, Scott Simpson, Jack Nicklaus

ISTP

Soccer
Pele, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane

Basketball
Tim Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning, Tom Gugliotta , Rex Chapman, Jason Kidd, Rodney Rogers, Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, Moses Malone, Derrick Coleman, Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, James Worthy, Terry Cummings, Shawn Kemp, Larry Johnson, John Stockton, Larry Bird, Jerry West, Pete Maravich, Bill Walton, Calvin Murphy, Nate Archibald, Bill Sharman, Larry Costello, Steve Alford, Purvis Short

Hockey
Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Paul Kariya, Steve Yzerman, Guy Carbonneau, Steve Yzerman, Clark Donatelli

Tennis
John Mc Enroe, Jimmy Connors, Steffi Graff, Monica Seles, Peter Korda, Michael Chang, Martina Navratilova, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Rod Laver

Skiing
Paul Accola, Katrin Gutensohn, A.J. Kitt, Tommy Moe

Swimming
Jenny Thompson

Gymnastics
Nadia Comaneci, Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Tatjana Gutsu, Roza Galieva, Gina Gogean, Scott Keswick

Boxing
Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Thomas Hearns, Pernell Whitaker, Michael Dokes, James Toney

Track and Field
Mary Decker Slaney, Doug Kennedy

Golf
Corey Pavin, Tom Lehman, Mark O'Meara, Lee Janzen, Mark McCumber, Craig Stadler, Sandy Lyle, Steve Pat

ESTJ

Basketball
Rick Smits, Greg Ostertag, Will Perdue, Bill Laimber, Blair Rasmussen, Chris Ford, Mitch Kupchak

Hockey
Dave Taylor

Tennis
Pam Schriver, David Wheaton

Track and Field
Sergei Bubka, Tom Petranoff

Golf
Nick Faldo, Andy North, Dave Barr, Missie Berteotti, David Graham

ESTP

Soccer
Diego Maradona

Basketball
Chris Childs, Karl Malone, Dwayne Schintzius, A.C. Green, Charles Oackley, Michael Cage, Mychal Thompson, Kelly Tripucka, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich, Walt Frazier, Tom Heinsohn, Maurice Lucas, Jim Paxson

Hockey
Brett Hull, Jaromir Jagr, Theoren Fleury, Rob Blake, Bobby Hull

Tennis
André Agassi, Goran Ivanisevic, Michael Stich, Richard Krajicek, Patrick Rafter, Martina Hingis, Jana Novatna, Aranxta Sanchez, Aaron Krickstein, Boris Becker, Ilie Nastase

Skiing : Alberto Tomba, Bill Johnson

Gymnastics
Mary Lou Retton, Wendy Bruce, Vitaly Scherbo

Boxing
Sugar Ray Leonard, Ken Norton, Roberto Duran, Hector Comacho, Donnie Lalonde, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Palomino, Greg Haugen

Track and Field
Randy Barnes, Dwight Stones, Dan O?Brien, Dennis Mitchell, Quincy Watts, Werner G?nthor

Golf
Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Davis Love III, John Daly, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam, Jose Maria Olazabal, Hal Sutton

ISFJ

Basketball
Andrew Lang, Tim Perry, Alton Lister, A.C. Earl, P.J. Brown

ISFP

Soccer
Romario (I or E)

Basket
Steve Smith, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Juwan Howard, Anfernee Hardaway, Robert Parish, Bill Cartwright, Ralph Sampson, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Bob McAdoo, K.C. Jones, Dennis Johnson, Mike Dunleavy, Don Chaney

Hockey
Bernie Nicholls, Steve Duchesne, Patrick Roy, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe

Tennis
Yevgeni Kafelnikov, Bjorn Borg, José Higueras

Boxing
Floyd Patterson, Donald Curry, Eric Griffin

Track and Field
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Michael Johnson, Hollis Conway, Butch Reynolds, Henry Carr, Hollis Conway, Jesse Owens

Golf
Ernie Els, Steve Jones, Duffy Waldorf, Kenny Perry, Wayne Grady, Gene Sauers, Kathy Whitworth, Dr. Gil Morgan, Jim Dent, Charlie Sifford, Jim Thorpe

ESFJ

Basketball
Rasheed Wallace, John (Hot Rod) Williams, Charles Shackleford, Jay Vincent

Figure Skating
Nancy Kerrigan

ESFP

Soccer
Romario (I or E)

Basketball
Allan Houston, Ray Allen, Isiah Thomas, Charles Barkley, Dennis Rodman, Sam Perkins, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Meadowlark Lemon, Cheryl Miller

Hockey
Marcel Dionne

Tennis
Lindsay Davenport, Conchita Martinez, Jennifer Capriati, Nathalie Tauziat, Serena Williams

Boxing
Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Buster Douglas

Track and Field
Carl Lewis, Florence Griffith Joyner, Sandra Farmer-Patrick, Marion Jones

Golf
Jerry Pate, Omar Uresti, JoAnne Carner, Michelle McGann, Meg Mallon, Caroline Keggi, Leta Lindley, Lee Trevino, Chi Chi Rodriguez

Figure Skating
Nicole Bobek, Surya Bonaly, Elizabeth Manley, Rosalynn Sumners

INFJ

Basketball
Mark Eaton, Chris Dudley, Jim McIlvaine

INFP

Basketball
Grant Hill, Vlade Divac, Dennis Scott, Jeff Malone, Rolando Blackman, Johnny Dawkins, Reggie Williams, Kareem Jabbar, Dr. Julius Erving, Alex English, Jamaal Wilkes, Larry Drew

Hockey
Luc Robitaille

Tennis
Cédric Pioline, Guy Forget

Track and Field
Edwin Moses, Renaldo Nehemiah, Dick Fosbury, Dalton Grant, Said Aouita, Noureddine Morceli, Frank Fredericks

Golf
Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Russ Cochran, Tony Sills

ENFJ

Basketball
Rony Seikaly, Brian Williams, Buck Williams, Dan Schayes, Jim Petersen, Bill Curley, Rex Walters, Fred Hoiberg, Brad Daugherty, Ed Nealy, Jack Sikma, Markus Johnson, Dick Van Arsdale, Pat Riley

Tennis
Jim Courrier, Alexander Volkov

Swimming
Mark Spitz, John Naber, Donna DeVarona

Golf
Nick Price, Mark Brooks, Chip Beck, Stuart Appleby, Ian Baker-Finch, Julie Inkster, Cindy Rarick, Steve Melnyk

ENFP

Basketball
Kevin Garnett, Chris Webber, David Robinson, Bernard King, Orlando Woolridge, Tommy Hawkins, Happy Hairston, David Thompson, Quinn Buckner

Tennis
Malivai Washington, Jonas Bjorkman, Venus Williams, Tracy Austin, Evonne Goolagong, Lori Mc Neil, Marc Rosset


Swimming/Diving
Janet Evans, Rowdy Gaines, Greg Louganis, Wendy Williams, Kent Ferguson, Matt Biondi, Fu Mingxia, Becky Ruehl

Gymnastics
Olga Korbut, Cathy Rigby, Bart Conner, Kurt Thomas, Grigory Misiutin

Boxing
Evander Holyfield

Track and Field
Gail Devers, Madeline Mims, Mike Powell, Leroy Burrell, Linford Christie, Lawrence Johnson, Greg Foster, Tony Dees, Jack Pierce, Danny Everett, Charles Simpkins, Bob Beamon

Cycling
Greg LeMond

Golf
Billy Andrade, David Duval, Heather Farr

Figure Skating
Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan, Oksana Baiul, Chen Lu, Yuka Sato, Midori Ito, Irina Stutskaya, Jayne Torvill, Tracy Wilson, Janet Lynn, Scott Hamilton, Kurt Browning, Brian Boitano, Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldredge, Viktor Petrenko, Aleksandr Fadeyev, Paul Wylie, Randy Gardner, Mark Mitchell, Scott Davis

INTJ

Basketball
Keith Van Horn, Adam Keefe, Marty Conlon, Steve Scheffler, Dave Corzine, Uwe Blab, Don Nelson, Phil Jackson, Tom McMillen, Mark McNamara, Bill Hanzlik

Tennis
Jeff Tarango, Tim Mayotte

Golf
Tom Kite, John Mahaffey, Scott Verplank, Bob Estes

Sailing
Dennis Conner

Horse Riding
Michael Plumb

INTP

Basketball
Dikembe Mutombo

Tennis
Arthur Ashe, Mary Jo Fernandez

Track and Field
Kathy Ormsby

ENTJ

Soccer
Kyle Rote, Jr.

Basketball
Jon Barry, Kevin McHale, Mike Gminski, Danny Ferry, Rich King, Jerry Lucas, John Havlicek, Bill Bradley, Rick Barry, Dave Cowens

Hockey
Mark Messier, Eric Lindros, Tony Granato, Owen Nolan, Danny Quinn, Mike Gartner, Jim Craig

Tennis
Tim Henman, Alex Corretja, Brad Gilbert, Billie Jean King, Gabriella Sabatini, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe

Swimming/Diving
Mike Barrowman, Mark Lenzi

Gymnastique : Svettlana Boguinskaia, Kathy Johnson, Jarrod Hanks

Track and Field
Bruce Jenner, Dave Johnson, Bill Toomey, Rafer Johnson, Frank Shorter, Francie Larrieu

Golf
Phil Mickelson, Tom Watson, Steve Elkington, Peter Jacobson, Curtis Strange, Johnny Miller, Ken Green

Figure Skating
Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Katarina Witt, Jill Trenary

ENTP

Soccer
Alexei Lalas, Laurent Blanc, Michel Platini

Basketball
Vin Baker, Damon Stoudamire, Jeff Ruland, Luc Longley, Elmore Spencer, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Kevin Loughery

Hockey
Al Iafrate, Kelly Hrudey, Jay Miller, Pierre Larouche, Dave Karpa, Ray Ferraro, Larry Robinson

Tennis
Pete Sampras, Gustavo Kuerten, Derrick Rostagno, Emilio Sanchez, Scott Davis, Justin Gimelstob, Irina Spoilea, Greg Rudsedski, Robert Seguso, Jimmy Arias, Yannick Noah, Henri Leconte, Guillermo Villas, Vitas Gerulaitas, Suzanne Lenglen

Skiing
Jean-Claude Killy, Billy Kidd, Andy Mill, Bill Koch, Picabo Street, Liz McIntyre, Diann Roffe-Steinrotter

Swimming/Diving
Melvin Stewart, Martin Zubero, Amy Van Dyken, Anita Nall, Scott Donie

Gymnastics
Trent Dimas, Tim Dagget

Track and Field
Mike Conley, Michael Marsh, Kevin Young

Archery
Justin Huish

Golf
Fuzzy Zoeller, Brad Faxon, Justin Leonard, Bruce Lietzke, Jesper Parnevik, Rocco Mediate, Colin Montgomerie

Figure Skating
Rudy Galindo, Christopher Dean, Philippe Candeloro, Peter Carruthers, Christopher Bowman, Jozef Sabovcik, Tara Lipinski, Tonya Harding

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Source: www.apscge.free.fr/fichers/conferences/hypolyte.DOC

For those of you who are interested in these seminars (and speak French), there is more information in the archive section of the website (Action Type headings).

 

why are there more INTJ athletes than INFJ and INTP

 

Presumably because of a Te drive to be successful?

 

Also because poetry isn't a sport.

 

I'm surprised though not really that INFJ's are so few in sports. I was always great in sports and am very skilled and competitive, but I just don't see it being that important, so I never put effort into becoming a professional, and If I did it would be golf because it teaches mental knowledge and skills that transcend sports.

 

Not many INFJs are competitive like you or I, DW.

I think I probably just have a healthy excess of testosterone. I love a good competition.

In fact, get prepared for people to question your type :laughing:

 

INTJ have inferior Se as well and Fe wants to be liked so...

 

Some unnecessary rage text:

 

Fe doesnt "want to be liked". I think this is a misunderstanding that Fi users have because they think that if they did behave like a Fe user the only reason to do so for them is to be liked. Truth is that Fe user do it the way they do because its the only way to handle feeling from their point of view and every other way is kinda dumb.

Bumping this thread, anyone seen an updated list of sports athletes?

 

Fe wants to be liked, for the reason Jordan wants to be liked by the ref. This is why Bruce Lee had the best sports philosophy that was proven correct, "absorb, what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own." Playing to the ref works. It is useful to win. How can you succeed in a place where you piss off everybody? It is pride. It is the same reason a wrestler doesn't want to use jiu jitsu moves. Or have another guy wrap their legs around them. Lee says, "It works. I don't care what it looks like, or where it comes from." Lee bringing boxing and wrestling into traditional Eastern martial arts, sounds stupid and sacrilegious, but it improved them, and made them obsolete. Don't be true to any system, besides what works.

 

Don't be true to any system, besides what works.

Sure, in the "feeling system, value matrix", Fe works that way. In the "thinking system, logic", Te works that way.

I think Bruce Lee is far-fetched...

 

I agree with Captain Mclain. The examples you gave of Bruce Lee seem to be examples of Te at work, and not Fe. Nevertheless, thank you for posting those quotes. Bruce Lee had wisdom in spades.

 

There is no Te there. It is Se Fe Ti and Ni. In some order. Bruce Lee is a team player. That is Fe. Like an ESTP. They are tribal. Lee said a good teacher protects his students from his beliefs. Lee is a counselor and teacher, first and foremost. Like Jung. He is a manager of personalities. Lee is a better coach than player. Players go away. Wisdom does not. Lee would get destroyed in the modern UFC. He still knows fighting better than anybody. He still makes people better, even in death. Just through idea.

Lee is saying be yourself. Because being yourself is what is best for the team of humanity. Like Jung. I swear these two are twins. Jung actually heavily influenced Lee, and they had similar Eastern and Western philosophical influences. They are men from both worlds. East and West. I swear him being Asian throws people off. It did me too. But he is a hardcore INFJ. He proved himself right too. The modern UFC proves his methods right. It was proven in battle. He predicted it.

 

Honestly. Lee is just a nut. He is like Bin Laden. lol. He will fight the biggest guy in the room, just because he is there. That is an INFJ. He knows violence is the ultimate form of expression. It reminds me of these song lyrics:

"there is a freedom in violence that I don't understand / and like I've never felt before";

We have violence in us. Or rage. All of humanity. Jung said that too. Channel it the right way. It can be powerful channeled into sport, or positive things:

“Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and you smash into his flesh; let him smash into your flesh and you fracture his bones; let him fracture your bones and you take his life! Do not be concerned with escaping safely- lay your life before him!!”

-Lee
That is just good sports and life psychology. Like Jim Brown said. Who I think is STP, every person who tackles me will remember how much it hurts. Guys like Bin Laden think like that too.

 

Still looks like Te to me. The quotes I copied down below express logical thought that is largely unhindered by feelings.

"absorb, what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own."

"The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man."

-Lee

For the sake of clarification, I'm not speculating on how he came about to perceive the knowledge and wisdom he is sharing. I'm purely speculating on how he expresses it. I'm no authority on MBTI, but judging off of my limited knowledge, I'd say that's textbook Te.

Also. Bruce Lee being an INFJ(I don't know nearly enough about to him to agree/disagree), does not make him incapable of expressing Te.

 

I reckon Mitchell Johnson is an INFJ. Or at least an NF of some sort.

 

No baseball?

 

I think that Zack Greinke is an INFJ? Any thoughts?

 

No American football either?

 

INFJs tend to be very good at soccer/football. The 2006 world cup winning team was full of INFJs and ENFP key players who are demi god legends of soccer/football. Italy I think always has great INFJ players and they have won 4 world cups (2nd most soccer/football winners)