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Huh, in my anecdotal experience the older sibling is always wayyyy better and i always attribute that to the first sibling being an only child and therefore developing more independent traits and learns to count on themselves which allows them to better excel.

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It was definitely was the case when I was growing up that the younger siblings were better, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's faded now that there are more things to do. When I was a kid playing sports in the immediate neighborhood (thus with siblings included vs wider area where you could just rely on friends) seemed so much more fun than other alternatives, but now with games being more and more fancy and addictive I don't think that would still be the case.

If you look at many top professional performers, it usually seems like the younger siblings are better. Haven't read the article yet, but my theory would be that the younger brother gets to practice against his sibling that's a year or two older. My guess would be that this would be particular to sports where 1v1 is a priority like tennis or basketball.

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