Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post
Killer, I agree to an extent, but to be a professional baseball, football, hockey, or basketball player, at this point in time, you really have to be 6'0ish 180ish and above. There just aren't many smaller athletes in those sports. However, boxing gives great athletes aren't quite as tall a forum, yet, there aren't very many amazing boxers out there from the US at the lower weights either. I get it that there are easier ways to make money and maybe that's your point, but are there really other sports for shorter athletes?
Yup. Guys who would be middles and welters now get college scholarships in basketball (point guards), gymnastics, track, swimming, baseball and tennis. By the time college is over? They are lost to us.

We lose hundreds of possibles every year.