One of the things I love about shooting the most is that there's no specific body type or body build that someone has to have.
Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life in the future, or you can use that as an opportunity for growth.
Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it.