ERLING HAALAND’s razor-sharp reflexes couldn’t quite match his electric finishing as he joined Manchester City team-mates John Stones and Stefan Ortega testing their reaction times against a Formula E hero. The poll of 2,000 adults found of those who think they could mix with a top-level athlete, a staggering 68 per cent think they could compete professionally as a footballer. And 43 per cent reckon they’d have the skills to go pro at table tennis. Incredibly, 36 per cent genuinely reckon they could have been a professional athlete, if only they’d been more dedicated. In general, 37 per cent of adults think they have good reaction times compared to 33 per cent who rate themselves as bad in this department. But of the one-third who wish they had better reaction times, 52 per cent wish this was the case so they could come up with witty rejoinders in conversation.

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