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Quotes About Tall

It's one of my stronger points claiming high balls. I'm tall, so that helps me. If you're a smaller goalkeeper, crosses in England are even harder.
~ Thibaut Courtois
I tend to do well against big 4s who are real skilled because I'm tall, lanky and athletic.
~ JaVale McGee
The whole style of 'Hotel Transylvania' isn't really goofy. Their castle, it's not super tall; it's almost normal sized.
~ Genndy Tartakovsky
I have always been tall. When I was five, I towered above all the boys in my class, so it is something I have grown up with.
~ Sophie Dahl
If someone is quite tall, the people will sing songs about his height. We don't have to overreact. You just have to do your job.
~ Frank Rijkaard
In England, I'm just another tall guy!
~ Luol Deng
I'm pretty tall, and I'm always dressed in black.
~ Phil Hellmuth
I really didn't have aspirations. I was just tall.
~ Markieff Morris
I played football when I was a kid, it is such a fun sport to play, I fancied myself as a midfielder until I grew too tall and discovered basketball.
~ Serge Ibaka
As a tall guy, you always think the over-the-top pass is the easiest way out. But sometimes you can fake that, and throw it under their arms.
~ Marc Gasol
He was a physically imposing presence - 6 feet tall and very broad in the shoulders - and an imposing intellectual presence as well. Whenever he was in a group, he dominated it.
~ Jack Hemingway
I am a tall girl and I am not petite so maxi dresses look good on me.
~ Jwala Gutta
Hugh Jackman, he's so tall and big, he had to eat so much. It's like Chris Hemsworth. You have to eat so much and spend so much money on food.
~ Tom Payne
I thought Ray Lewis was 6-6, 275 pounds, all muscle. I did a commercial with him before I even got drafted to the Baltimore Ravens. I was like, 'Oh, you're not that tall.' But it's just something about that guy.
~ Terrell Suggs
It's basketball, man. It's being smart, using your size as an advantage. I can get into people. I can get into your stomach, so you can't back me down. I can stay in front of you, I can move my feet, I can be aggressive. People don't understand that it can be a disadvantage being tall, too.
~ P. J. Tucker
My speed as a tall guy is deceptive. You look at me and I might not look fast, but when I go out and play, people are left scratching their heads like 'Where did that come from?'
~ Shaun Livingston
When you're a teenager, you don't want to look different. So being very tall can set you apart, not being able to see very well can set you apart... and you just want to fit in. We all do.
~ Ann Reinking
I have good mid-range shot and I can shoot threes, but in Europe coaches didn't want me to shoot outside because I was tall and big.
~ Ivica Zubac
I used to row as a junior for Scotland but I was never massive, I was always tall and rangey.
~ Chris Hoy
When I first started playing basketball, my coordination was horrible! I went into high school at 6 feet and left at 6-7 and then grew another inch in college. Catching the ball, it was bad. I've always been pretty athletic, but when I got really tall, I just felt awkward.
~ Brittney Griner
Some lady asked me once, 'Is it hotter because you're closer to the sun?' She was dead serious. People are strange. But I love being tall and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
~ Shawn Bradley
Elle Fanning is the sweetest, most adorable thing ever. Although maybe I can't say she's adorable, because she's way taller than me.
~ AJ Michalka
My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
~ Brigitte Nielsen
I'm certainly really rather tall at 6 foot 3, and I've been this way since I was 14, but for years, women who are even 5 foot 10 have come up to me in the street and said, 'Oh, it's so nice to see a woman who is taller than me. I've always felt like a giant.'
~ Gwendoline Christie