Guys on this board, how tall are you?

For the guys only, how tall are you?


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BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
chess9 said:
If Srichipan is 6'1" tall then I'm Shaq's tall twin. Those ATP media guys are just a bundle of fun with numbers. My guess is he's about 5'10" tall. Shorter than me. He looks very dense, so he could be 175-180 lbs. Hard to tell on someone with about 5% body fat. Anyway, for an Asian he is tall, I will concede that.

Yes, I love to see guys diving for balls. Srichipan is like some ancient warrior....

Anyway, no one is biting on the confidence issue?

-Robert

Sorry, but I think you're wrong. Have you ever seen Srichaphan in person? I have. I actually thought the ATP listing was underestimating his height as I thought he was taller than 6' 1". I was thinking more like 6' 2" or maybe even 6' 3".

Take a look at this pic and compare his height to the size of his racquet. He definitely looks much taller than 6 feet:
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Then take a look at this pic. Moya is 6' 3", and Srichaphan looks to be the same height as Moya standing right next to him:
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Here's one of him standing next to Safin, who's 6' 4". PDorn looks to be only 1 or 2 inches shorter:
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=2762028&cdi=0

BTW, 6' 1" is not that tall for an Asian. Have you spent much time in Asia? Men over 6 feet tall are a dime a dozen in Northern China and some parts of Korea.

The perception of Asians being short has been skewed by the fact that historically, the majority of Asian immigrants to the U.S. have come from Southeast Asia and Southern China where the people are indeed shorter than Americans on average. That's just not true in some other parts of Asia. In fact, the statistics show that in Northern China, for example, the average height of the people is the same as it is in the U.S.
 

thejackal

Hall of Fame
Breakpoint: I think you exaggerate a bit. I come from Northern China, measure 6'2" and is by far the tallest person in my extended family.
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
thejackal said:
Breakpoint: I think you exaggerate a bit. I come from Northern China, measure 6'2" and is by far the tallest person in my extended family.

So just because you're the tallest in your family, that means there are no other tall people in China? :confused:

Isn't that kind of like saying since the average height of males in Joe American's family is 5' 5", the average height of ALL American males cannot possibly be 5' 9"?

Have you spent much time in Northern China as I have? I have also seen the statistics that show the average height of people in Northern China to be the same as in the U.S. BTW, I'm 6' 1" and I'm the shortest one in my family, so what does that tell you? Not a whole lot since it's just one family.
 

Andres

G.O.A.T.
BreakPoint said:
Sorry, but I think you're wrong. Have you ever seen Srichaphan in person? I have. I actually thought the ATP listing was underestimating his height as I thought he was taller than 6' 1". I was thinking more like 6' 2" or maybe even 6' 3".

Take a look at this pic and compare his height to the size of his racquet. He definitely looks much taller than 6 feet:
57125782.jpg


Then take a look at this pic. Moya is 6' 3", and Srichaphan looks to be the same height as Moya standing right next to him:
2858781.jpg


Here's one of him standing next to Safin, who's 6' 4". PDorn looks to be only 1 or 2 inches shorter:
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=2762028&cdi=0

BTW, 6' 1" is not that tall for an Asian. Have you spent much time in Asia? Men over 6 feet tall are a dime a dozen in Northern China and some parts of Korea.

The perception of Asians being short has been skewed by the fact that historically, the majority of Asian immigrants to the U.S. have come from Southeast Asia and Southern China where the people are indeed shorter than Americans on average. That's just not true in some other parts of Asia. In fact, the statistics show that in Northern China, for example, the average height of the people is the same as it is in the U.S.
Moya is 6'1''. He's not even NEAR the 6'3'' he claims he is ;)
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
Andres Guazzelli said:
Moya is 6'1''. He's not even NEAR the 6'3'' he claims he is ;)

If that's true, that would still make Srichaphan about 6' 1", and NOT the 5' 10" that chess9 thinks he is.

How about that pic of Srichaphan standing next to Safin? I'm pretty sure that Safin is indeed 6' 4".
 

Andres

G.O.A.T.
Paradorn IS 6'1'.
Safin IS 6'4'
Ljubicic IS 6'4''
Roddick IS 6'2''.

Moya ISN'T 6'3''. He's 6'1'. I stood next to him, and I was like 3 inches taller. I have a pic, let me find it ;)

Federer seems more like 6'2'' than 6'1'. Maybe 6'1' and a half.
Federer IS a little taller than Moya.

Henman is the same height than Moya.

Moya has a self-esteem issue with his height :)
 

simi

Hall of Fame
At the Pacific Life Open this year, late one night, around 9:00 p.m., on one of the outer courts that was mostly dark, I saw a player working out and went over to watch. Nobody was around, anywhere. I was actually on my way out when I saw someone practicing and decided to check him out, not knowing at the time who it was. It was Paradorn and this happened the night before his Juan Carlos match. Went over to the fence by the court to watch for about 20 minutes. I was impressed with his late night practice session. It was starting to get a little cold out there in the desert. Anyway, I'm 6'3" and Paradorn isn't anywhere near that. My guess would be 6'0" or 6'1" at most. Tall people are quite aware of someone else their same size or taller. It is so unusual to encounter someone their same height that instead of "looking down" on everybody, they have to either look eye-to-eye or look up. It's weird looking up at someone if you don't do it very often in daily life. Paradorn is definitly shorter than I am.
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
Andres Guazzelli said:
Paradorn IS 6'1'.
Safin IS 6'4'
Ljubicic IS 6'4''
Roddick IS 6'2''.

Moya ISN'T 6'3''. He's 6'1'. I stood next to him, and I was like 3 inches taller. I have a pic, let me find it ;)

Federer seems more like 6'2'' than 6'1'. Maybe 6'1' and a half.
Federer IS a little taller than Moya.

Henman is the same height than Moya.

Moya has a self-esteem issue with his height :)

Both Federer and Blake are listed as 6' 1". At the awards ceremony at the end of the Pacific Life Open final when Federer and Blake stood next to each other, they both appeared to be about the same height. Here's a pic of them together:
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I agree that Srichaphan's listing of 6' 1" is accurate, he's at least that tall.
Here's a pic of him standing next to Henman and they're about the same height:
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But here's a pic of him standing next to Philippoussis, who's 6' 5", but PDorn appears only to be 2 or 3 inches shorter. I think Kuerten is 6' 4", isn't he?
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BTW, I've stood next to Roddick a few times before so I can confirm that he is indeed 6' 2" (at least).
 

armand

Banned
Wow, by far the most impressive thing about this thread is BP busting out all the evidence left, right and center. BP, are you a height connoisseur? You did start this thread...
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
adely said:
Wow, by far the most impressive thing about this thread is BP busting out all the evidence left, right and center. BP, are you a height connoisseur? You did start this thread...

No, not at all. I just prefer to use evidence to back up my claims, rather than just use speculation. Having evidence is certainly useful when trying to prove my points. ;)

Getty Images is certainly a great tool to have at our disposal! :D
 

chess9

Hall of Fame
BP:

Great evidence in support of your points. Kudos!

I haven't stood near Srichipan, much to my dismay. But, I will get as close as I can if he shows up at Wimbledon this year. (I'm going.) Looking at his racket and comparing it with his femur length, I'd estimate his inseam as about 32 inches. I have a 33.8 " inseam (I know it exactly from my triathlon bike fit.) It's possible that S and I have reverse body types, i.e., I have longish legs and he has a longish torso. I've stood near Henman, and besides the fact that he looks like a pencil-knecked geek-so little muscle-he is about my height in shoes. (since my bike accident and broken back, I'm exactly 5'11.9 inches, due to loss of a disk-measured electronically at my doctor's office)
The problem here is HOW these athletes are measured and WHO measures them. The reason I'm skeptical is that I use to hang out-play golf and racketball and party-with a group of NFL players. That was in the early '80's but I doubt things have changed. Their heights were measured in cleats, often with two pairs of socks, and they were weighed with pads. :) Also, we both know that men are notorious for overestimating their height. My son was telling everyone for years he was 6'5", but I measured him recently at just over 6'4". :)
I just find it hard to believe many of these numbers. I may be wrong.
Great discussion!

-Robert
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Vapir No2
 
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Andres

G.O.A.T.
The best way to be sure, and stand next to those guys.
Let me start on my own experience from two ATP Buenos Aires:

Nadal and Moya are about the same height: 6'1''. Coria IS NOT 5'9'', he's more like 5'8''. Nalbandian is about 5'10' and a half, not quite 5'11'
Gaudio IS 5'9''. Acasuso IS about 6'3'' and a half. Chela is more like 6'2'' and 3 quarters, he's a liiiittle shorter than Acasuso. Calleri is, indeed, 6'0''. Puerta is 5'10'.

I have pics with almost all of them. Let me scan them (since they're not digital, but "paper photos" and I'll upload them here ;)
 

Rickson

G.O.A.T.
Andres Guazzelli said:
The best way to be sure, and stand next to those guys.
Let me start on my own experience from two ATP Buenos Aires:

Nadal and Moya are about the same height: 6'1''. Coria IS NOT 5'9'', he's more like 5'8''. Nalbandian is about 5'10' and a half, not quite 5'11'
Gaudio IS 5'9''. Acasuso IS about 6'3'' and a half. Chela is more like 6'2'' and 3 quarters, he's a liiiittle shorter than Acasuso. Calleri is, indeed, 6'0''. Puerta is 5'10'.

I have pics with almost all of them. Let me scan them (since they're not digital, but "paper photos" and I'll upload them here ;)
I'd definitely say that Moya is not the 6'3 he's listed at. Venus is not 6'1 as she was clearly shorter than Roger Federer when they took some pics together. Agassi is a shade over 5'9 and not the 5'11 he claims. Coria might be 5'9, but he's definitely not the 5'10 he changed his listed height to for ego's sake. Justine is closer to 5'4 than the 5'6 she claims. The only ones who seemingly don't stretch their heights are Ancic, Safin, and a few others.
 

croatian sensation

Professional
Andres Guazzelli said:
Coria claims he's 5'10 !!??
For god's sake, he's 5'8, at his best!!!

LMAO. Yeah, I've been standing next to him also. 5'10 gimme a break.
I'm 5'5 1/2 and in heels I'm his height...which means he's 5'8. I know it made me feel stupid...standing next to a guy and being his height. I'm used to standing next to Croatian "giants" :D
 

Django

Rookie
Since so many guys claim to be 6-feet-tall, I often say I'm 5-foot-12.

BTW, in person, I think Nadal looks much bigger than he does on TV. Agassi is definitely shorter than he claims. And Federer and Blake definitely look to be the same height.

My favorite tennis "height" moments are when Rod Laver joins in on trophy presentations to the modern-day players. What a contrast!
 

chess9

Hall of Fame
Rickson said:
I'd definitely say that Moya is not the 6'3 he's listed at. Venus is not 6'1 as she was clearly shorter than Roger Federer when they took some pics together. Agassi is a shade over 5'9 and not the 5'11 he claims. Coria might be 5'9, but he's definitely not the 5'10 he changed his listed height to for ego's sake. Justine is closer to 5'4 than the 5'6 she claims. The only ones who seemingly don't stretch their heights are Ancic, Safin, and a few others.

Amen! I should have mentioned Venus. Drat! :)

Anyway, this is just human nature to exaggerate one's physical size when physical prowess is on the line. The other players read the media guides, right? :) They also need a good yuk....

-Robert
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SophiaHot
 
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jhhachamp

Hall of Fame
BreakPoint said:
Huh? Could you please clarify that? I don't understand what you mean? :confused:

For example, if you're 5' 9", you would choose the 5' 8" - 5' 9" option. Is it really that hard to understand? :confused:

Well I am 5'10.5" inches, so I have an option. But if I had been 5'9.5", I would have to pick an option that didnt really fit me.
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
Steve Dykstra said:
But if I had been 5'9.5", I would have to pick an option that didnt really fit me.

You would round up to 5' 10", as most people normally do.

Like I said, the limit on polls is 10 options, so I can't have 100 options. Most stats rarely list less than one inch increments anyway. And not too many people go around saying that they are 5' 9.375". ;)
 

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Bionic Poster
wyutani said:
I/m 5'7, roughly 169 cm....

wyutani,
You say that you're 5' 7", but you selected "6' 2" - 6' 3"" in the above poll. Why? :confused:

I know that men have a tendency to exaggerate their height just a little bit, but that's going just a bit too far, don't you think? ;) I mean, no one is going to mistake someone who's 5' 7" as being 6' 3", right? :confused:
 

Andres

G.O.A.T.
Django said:
BTW, in person, I think Nadal looks much bigger than he does on TV. Agassi is definitely shorter than he claims. And Federer and Blake definitely look to be the same height.
Actually, Nadal looks lot smaller in person.
When I met him in ATP Buenos Aires 2005, after his loss to Gaudio, I was expecting him to be huuuuge, but he's actually very slim :)
 

hyperwarrior

Professional
Andres Guazzelli said:
Moya is 6'1''. He's not even NEAR the 6'3'' he claims he is ;)

Moya is 6'3". I'm pretty sure you're about 6'6". I guess you underrated your height. In the worst case, Moya is 6'2". Maybe Moya doesn't seem to be tall because he's pretty large but he's 6'3".

In the ATP, he's 6'3".
 

Andres

G.O.A.T.
hyperwarrior said:
Moya is 6'3". I'm pretty sure you're about 6'6". I guess you underrated your height. In the worst case, Moya is 6'2". Maybe Moya doesn't seem to be tall because he's pretty large but he's 6'3".

In the ATP, he's 6'3".
I have a pic standing next to him. I know my height. He's not 6'3''. He's 6'1'.
I've seen pics next to Henman, Srichaphan and Nadal, and he's the same height. He's 6'1'. Not 6'2'' and DEFINIT. not 6'3'' :D
 

jhhachamp

Hall of Fame
BreakPoint said:
You would round up to 5' 10", as most people normally do.

Like I said, the limit on polls is 10 options, so I can't have 100 options. Most stats rarely list less than one inch increments anyway. And not too many people go around saying that they are 5' 9.375". ;)

I see your points, although if I had made the poll, I would have made the options 5'2-5'4, 5'4-5'6, etc.
 

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
Steve Dykstra said:
I see your points, although if I had made the poll, I would have made the options 5'2-5'4, 5'4-5'6, etc.

But then what would you choose if you were exactly 5' 4"? :confused:
 

Rosstour

G.O.A.T.
I'm fun sized

5'7" if I stand hella straight, and 128-135lb.

But I'm basically made of stone so anyone who touches me thinks I'm at least 160lb.
 
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