> There are many athletes that are nerds, and many non-athletes that are not nerds.

"Nerd" is typically associated to be deeply into scientific topics and rather introverted (if they are rather extraverted, they are typically geeks), but also often (though not always) socially unsecure (sometimes even awkward) and also sometimes (though not always) unathletic (if nerds are athletic, they often have a tendency to be rather attracted to sometimes obsure, and often non-mainstream forms of sport).

Thus, I would rather be surprised if there were many athletes who are nerds.