All those players were extremely athletic breh. Height isn't everything.
Jesus that wide receiver guy so stiff.
Those players are really athletic though, they're balance, pace and quick feet isn't something you can just teach. There's different types of athleticism, it's not all height and strength.
Messi went from 0 to 19.5 MPH in 2.7 seconds all while dribbling a football, that's freakish man.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to say that any of the top footy players in the world aren't athletic. NBA players and some NFL players depending on the position are just out of this world freak athletes.
The combination of skill, athleticism, stoping and going while controlling the ball with your feet is a skill that very few normal humans will ever be to do.
Every sport is unique and has it's own set of unique skill sets that make the top players in their sport world class athletes. It's why I'll never buy into the people that say "If our top athletes in this country played we'd dominate." Lebron James and his 6'9" body would not be able to do what Messi and Mardona can do with their feet. Michael Jordan in his prime went to go play baseball and looked like an amateur. Very seldom do you see an athlete be able to play more then one sport at a top level.
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