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Today in professional sports, size does matter.
There are a few exceptions. Jose Altuve, Venezuelan second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball, stands at 5 feet, 6 inches.
But most baseball players look like football players 30 years ago. Weight training, technology and diet have professional athletes really huge.
I know a former men's tennis coach from Punahou, and asked him how come Hawaii has no successful professional tennis players. He replied size.
He told me how someone at 5 feet, 8 inches or at a lucky 5 feet, 10 inches, is not going to have a big serve like a giant Novak Djovic at 6 feet, 3 inches.
Athletes in professional sports are not necessarily the most talented. Size matters.
Terao Nakasone
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