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The reality is that working in hard sciences requires greater mental discipline, focus, patience, teamwork(paradoxically, also the ability to also work independently), denying yourself instant gratification, long-term thinking, rationally processing information, etcetera -- All characteristics of a full grown man -- all these character traits are needed to study and excel at hard science subject. Study is hard work. Studying hard instill these values in you. Far harder and more challenging than playing some sports.
Those are "beta" traits.
You're looking at it from the perspective of academic accomplishment.
In the real world, for example, let's consider finance, you'll see a physics Ph.D. become a quant on Wall Street. His boss will probably be some alpha "douchebag" who excelled at sports and only got a B in Calculus.
If only you knew how bad things really are.