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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:
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:
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.