Anecdote is not the singular of data and all that, but I am exceptionally tall as well (would be in at least the top third or so of most NBA rosters) and yet wa

Anecdote is not the singular of data and all that, but I am exceptionally tall as well (would be in at least the top third or so of most NBA rosters) and yet was not encouraged to play sports as a child, largely due to my anxiety exacerbated at least somewhat by not having any extra money for luxuries like joining sports teams. That is to say, I fucking hate having to say "no" every time (and it happens at least once every couple weeks) I am asked if or where I played basketball. I'm also somewhere around 3 std dev above average IQ (mid 130s if I look at SAT equivalents, ~150 if GRE) and experienced the "but you're so good at school, why don't you like it" stuff. In both cases, physical and... mental feels wrong, but it's the best word I've got, I feel as though I have wasted huge gifts. I don't take solace in any of it. And since I'm full of anecdotes tonight, your bullying comment made me remember another. I had a target on my back for bullying due to my size I believe, everyone wanted to take a shot. I once got gang tackled by about 5/6 football players when I was 16 - the resultant slamming of my right knee into the tile floor means it will be my "trick" knee for the rest of my life. So, the size didn't give me a pass - if anything it made me stand out more. YMMV and all that.