Some parents believed that if students got too much exercise, they wouldn't have any energies left for their studies. Others even used the expression "strong body, weak mind" to explain why they opposed their children playing sports.
其中有些家長認為，孩子運動過度會沒有體力念書；少數父母提出「四肢發達、頭腦簡單」的說法，作為反對孩子太投入運動的理由。