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What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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e.g.

Chiyonofuji: sumo wrestler with low body fat

Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxer who is short

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[-] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 74 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Spud Webb - 5'6", won the 1986 NBA dunk contest

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spud_Webb

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 23 points 11 months ago

Watching him dunk looks so unnatural. He was amazing.

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[-] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 3 points 11 months ago

Holy shit that's awesome. So that's what the guy in Haikyuu would look like in real life (anime about volleyball where one of the protagonists is a short guy who makes up for it because he can run fast and jump real high).

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There was a short black kid like that in high school, saw him in the gym in '87 or '88. I'm 5'8", maybe an inch shorter then? This guy was clearly shorter than me.

Eating lunch in the risers and my friend started pointing, "There he is! Check this dude out!"

That guy had cannonballs for calf muscles. Like Spud, it was eye-popping to see him spring.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Goddamn his smile in that picture is contagious. He looks like he's just stoked to be there.

[-] Bahalex@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Muggsy Bogues, too. Though I don’t think he won a dunk contest.

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