Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it. Matt Emmons
For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever. Lisa Leslie
I don't know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don't want anybody to know my identity. I'm like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man. LeBorn Jemes
I don't think I would have been able to stick with it and been proud of who I am and be feminine out on the court. I think I would have folded to the peer pressure if I didn't have my mom to encourage me to be me and be proud of how tall I am. Lisa Leslie
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off. Sugar Ray Leonard
If you look at me, I'm very tall but I'm not huge or muscular. I tend to be slim and you know, I actually can lose weight quicker than I can gain it. Venus Williams
In my next life, I want to be tall and thin, parallel park and make good coffee. But for now, I have lots of stuff to work out in my life, but I'll have that until the day I die. I want to write more books. Paula Danziger
Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier. Mae West
My sister and I are opposites in many ways. She is six feet tall, while I'm five feet four. Tracy Austin
Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses. Ken Venturi
There is nobody that's ever going to fill Ted Kennedy's shoes, and that's a tall order for somebody in the family to try to live up to. Douglas Brinkley