An Emphasis on Sports From a Tallsman Perspective – aka Anti-Jockey.
For clarifications sake, I have no disdain for Jockey’s whatsoever, in fact they are likely another underserved segment that deserves attention – just at the other end of the spectrum. The reason I nearly called the Sports section of this website, ‘Anti-Jockey’, is it is one of my most used smart aleck responses to the daily question ‘Do you play basketball?’ To which, depending on the day, I often respond, ‘No, I am actually a jockey, my feet hit the ground and give the horse another stride.’
While the average jockey is somewhere in the range of 147cm to 168 cm (4’ 10” – 5’ 6”) – it turns out the tallest active jockey was an Aussie named Stuart Brown, who measured in at 187cm (6’ 3”) – which despite being a real disadvantage within this sport, he raced in over 200 races within a 20 year span.
Stuart Brown amongst his fellow riders.
Within this section I will touch on sports stories that peak my interest and are relevant to the vertically gifted audience.
And for the record, yes I play basketball and while height can help in some regards, just like any sport, it’s the blending of natural ability and hard work that make anyone good at one particular thing.
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