| I've always wondered whether being tall gave you an | | | | Next I thought about celebrities. Are a lot of celebrities |
| advantage. I'm about medium height so I am not | | | | very tall? Yes, some celebrities are very tall and |
| considered tall or short. But, I have many friends that | | | | strikingly good-looking. You have a lot of the models |
| are very tall and many friends that are very short. I | | | | that are tall and thin. However, I would say that some |
| sometimes hear my short friends complain about how | | | | of the most famous celebrities are actually not that tall. |
| they do not get what they want. They always say | | | | Oprah Winfrey, Rachael Ray, Tom Cruise, are some |
| that they think because they are short they don't tend | | | | of the most famous celebrities. They are actually not |
| to get as much of the things that they want as a tall | | | | tall and even on the shorter side in the case of Tom |
| person. So I started to think, do tall people get what | | | | Cruise. So, you actually don't have to be tall to be a |
| they want? | | | | very famous person. You can still become a celebrity |
| First off, I thought about athletes. Most athletes tend to | | | | without having the advantage of height. |
| be very tall. Because they are tall they have an | | | | Finally, I took a look at successful business people. Yes |
| advantage. Basketball players almost always have to | | | | many successful CEOs are very tall. However, there |
| be tall. But, you see that there are some basketball | | | | are many examples of CEOs that are not tall. There |
| players that are very good but are not that tall. Those | | | | are also many examples of successful business |
| are the point guards. Also, in football, the running backs | | | | people who have made a lot of money and are not |
| aren't always tall. Sometimes they are very average in | | | | very tall. So, maybe you don't have to be tall to get |
| size. This gives them an advantage because they are | | | | what you want. |
| harder to hold onto and they can be slippery. However, | | | | Height can be an advantage when you use it correctly. |
| many swimmers and other Olympic athletes tend to | | | | But, tall people don't always use their height as an |
| be very tall. This is because it gives them an | | | | advantage. Also, some tall people would say that they |
| advantage. If you are tall, you have a longer arms ban, | | | | would rather be an average height instead of towering |
| or, you have longer legs that you can stretch out. | | | | over other people. So, don't blame your height. You |
| However, not all athletes are tall. | | | | can get what you want regardless of how tall you are. |
