β² 111 βΌ What athletes have gone far despite having the 'wrong' body type for their sport? (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments e.g. Chiyonofuji: sumo wrestler with low body fat Mike Tyson: heavyweight boxer who is short
[β] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Google says he's 5'11? Is that too short to pitch? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] allomanticpush@lemmy.radio 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Most MLB pitchers, and players for that matter, are over 6 foot tall. No itβs not too short to pitch, but less than average. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago That doesn't surprise me too much. I'm just surprised at the notion that being 5'11 would require such drastic effort. I'm not doubting it, I just would've figured there were a bunch of pitchers that height with people like Randy Johnson being outliers. But I don't really watch baseball. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] allomanticpush@lemmy.radio 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Most MLB pitchers, and players for that matter, are over 6 foot tall. No itβs not too short to pitch, but less than average. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago That doesn't surprise me too much. I'm just surprised at the notion that being 5'11 would require such drastic effort. I'm not doubting it, I just would've figured there were a bunch of pitchers that height with people like Randy Johnson being outliers. But I don't really watch baseball. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ivanafterall@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago That doesn't surprise me too much. I'm just surprised at the notion that being 5'11 would require such drastic effort. I'm not doubting it, I just would've figured there were a bunch of pitchers that height with people like Randy Johnson being outliers. But I don't really watch baseball. permalink fedilink source parent