He Was A Superstar On The Tennis And Basketball Teams At His High School
If you look at him from the outside, Jimmy Carter doesn’t seem to be the best athlete. To the casual observer, you wouldn’t know that he was an accomplished tennis and basketball player in his high school. While Carter was a fan of team sports, he was a track and field standout. He competed in cross-country running and pole vaulting at the Naval Academy of the United States.
After becoming president, Carter continued to exercise every day and play tennis and golf on occasion. Carter’s primary interest, as he matured, was for the outdoors, and he often visited Camp David to fish, trek, and hunt.