When we think of the perfect athletic body, an image of Michael Jordan comes to mind. Broad shoulders, lots of muscle, imposing. But many of sports highest achievers don't possess the stereotypical body at all.
Some examples:
Wayne Gretzky - the best hockey player of all time was tall and lanky.
Babe Ruth - a baseball legend who looked like he ate a lot of ice cream
Tom Brady - slow, unathletic, weak looking, yet the best quarterback of all time
Kevin Durant - one of the best bball players but looks like a tall weak toothpick
Peyton Manning - small shoulders
Lionel Messi - small unassuming fellow that handles a soccer ball better than anyone since Pele
Jon Bones Jones - perhaps the best MMA fighter of all time is tall, skinny
The list goes on.
Now we add overweight American of Mexican descent Andy Ruiz Jr to the list as he became boxing's heavyweight champion a few nights ago - the first boxing heavyweight champ of Mexican descent. The first to man beat Anthony Joshua.
Looks can be deceiving. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something just because you don't look the part.
Some examples:
Wayne Gretzky - the best hockey player of all time was tall and lanky.
Babe Ruth - a baseball legend who looked like he ate a lot of ice cream
Tom Brady - slow, unathletic, weak looking, yet the best quarterback of all time
Kevin Durant - one of the best bball players but looks like a tall weak toothpick
Peyton Manning - small shoulders
Lionel Messi - small unassuming fellow that handles a soccer ball better than anyone since Pele
Jon Bones Jones - perhaps the best MMA fighter of all time is tall, skinny
The list goes on.
Now we add overweight American of Mexican descent Andy Ruiz Jr to the list as he became boxing's heavyweight champion a few nights ago - the first boxing heavyweight champ of Mexican descent. The first to man beat Anthony Joshua.
Looks can be deceiving. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something just because you don't look the part.