What is more important life skills, tennis, or education? I think tennis is the most important because it combines all 3 components. Tennis not only helps you to be an athlete, but also with life skills and education. Tennis teaches you life skills such as patience, teamwork, persistence, consistency, snd strategy. You learn patience when you have to fight for long points and when choosing the right shots at the best time. Teamwork is learned when you play with your doubles partner or when you play team tennis. You have to work together to cover the court and motivate each other. You use persistence in practice when you keep trying something new and messing up but still keep trying until you succeed. Next, being consistent will eventually