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Bugs Boggs 1.60m Bugs Boggs is like an ant, small but powerful. Although Boggs is a short-legged tiger, he is a basketball genius. He is in the NBA with a height of 1.60 meters. His basketball IQ is extraordinary. Boggs's father Billy is 1.66 meters tall, and his mother is only 1.49 meters tall. His two brothers are 1.69 meters and 1.67 meters tall respectively, and his sister is 1.55 meters tall. Boggs's figure is really unsatisfactory. He cannot grow until he reaches 1.60 meters. Well, he can't compare with his old father, and he can't compare with his two brothers. Although he is short in stature, he prefers basketball, which is a giant sport. Standing under the basket and looking up at the tall basket, he feels even shorter. The hoop Boggs originally used was made from the clothes hanger his sister used to hang clothes on, and the first basketball was just a small leather ball. When he was 8 years old, he had a real basketball. That night, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a long time. From then on, he would sleep with the ball and take the ball with him when he went out. Even when he went to take out the garbage, he would carry a garbage bag with his left hand and dribble with his right hand. As a result, the garbage was scattered everywhere. His father scolded him and the neighbors laughed at him. But this To no avail, he still went his own way. In middle school, Bogues told his friends that he wanted to play in the NBA when he grew up. His words made everyone laugh, "How can a 'little squirrel' like you play in the NBA?" Some people even laughed. Had to fall to the ground. Because in the eyes of his peers, how can the NBA tolerate a dwarf who is only 1.60 meters tall in an NBA where everyone with a height of 2 meters is considered short? Because there has never been a player 1.60 meters tall in NBA history. In order to realize his dream, he practiced hard. As time went on, Boggs' skills continued to improve. After graduating from high school, he attended Wake Forest University in Baltimore and played for the university. At first, his skills did not attract others' attention, but his short stature attracted attention. Two years later, when the 21-year-old Bogues was in his third year, his excellent organizational commanding skills gradually became known, and his popularity greatly increased. In the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball League, he won a Nickname: Muggsi, which means clinging to the opponent, intercepting, successfully blocking, etc. In July 1986, Bogues was selected for the US team and participated in the 10th World Men's Basketball Championship held in Spain. At first, this extremely short defender did not attract the attention of the audience, but he eventually won the respect of his opponents and the applause of the audience with his superb and outstanding skills. In the end, he helped the United States defeat the Soviet Union and win the championship. After the World Championships, Boggs became a star and many sports newspapers around the world interviewed him. Spanish journalist Richard wrote: "After the championship, there were rumors everywhere that there was a little kid on the American team who looked very funny. Many children rushed to see him, only to find that this basketball player was as tall as themselves." Due to outstanding skills and With a "dwarf"-like figure, Boggs became the object of people's onlookers. Whenever he appeared, there would be crazy crowds. Boggs said: "I am indeed too short, and it is not easy to break into a high-level professional basketball game, but I believe that basketball is not just for tall people, but for those with basketball talent. of". In the past, those teammates who laughed and fell to the ground when they heard that he was going to enter the NBA now often tell people in a boastful way: "I played ball with Bogues when I was a kid." Bogues fell in love very early, and he and his girlfriend Joan I had a daughter before I went to college. During his senior year of college, Joan became pregnant again. After having two daughters, Boggs officially obtained a marriage certificate. After the marriage, Boggs had another son, and the couple named his son "Boggs II." In Bogues' life, he focuses on three things: family, basketball and charity. No matter how busy he is, he always accepts invitations from schools and groups enthusiastically. He is willing to do something for public welfare. He feels it is his duty to educate children. He hopes that children will stay away from drugs and crime and follow the right path. Of course, the topic he often talks about is basketball. He always tells his children, "Short stature does not mean everything. As long as you put in more effort than the big guys and work hard to realize your dreams, you may also become an NBA player." Or a sports star. "The reason why Boggs was able to enter the attention of the management during his great 14-year career is inseparable from his brilliant resume as a player.

Bogues was born on January 9, 1965. After graduating from Wake Forest University in 1987, he was selected by the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) with the 12th overall pick in the first round. He went to the Hornets the next year. Become one of the five tigers when the Hornets started. Because of his good assists, he quickly became an important force in the Hornets' backcourt. In the 1996-97 season, with the Hornets, he averaged 7.2 assists per game and had 5,557 assists, becoming the team's assist leader and steal leader with 1,067 steals. He ranked third in scoring, with 5,531 points. , including 14th in the league in assists. Especially when he was with the Raptors in the 1999-2000 season, he ranked first in the league with a scoring-to-turnover ratio of 5.07 (299 assists, 59 turnovers). He played in the NBA for 14 seasons and finally retired with the Mavericks. In the 1997-98 season, Boggs' career reached 6,000 points, 6,000 assists, 2,000 rebounds, and 1,200 steals. In the crowded NBA, the short Bogues is definitely an anomaly. He is only 1.60 meters tall and is the record-breaking shortest man in NBA history. However, he is one of the NBA's most outstanding guards with the fewest mistakes. He has excellent ball control, accurate long-range shooting, and is even fearless in dribbling for layups in long-man formations. He broke through the sky with his superhuman basketball talent, and his experience became a legend in the league. Regarding his ability to enter the NBA, a giant country, Bogues once explained: "At that time, I didn't have much confidence that I could enter the NBA, but my relatives all said that I could do it. To be honest, I believed in my own ability. The NBA is not only for 7-foot men, because I can shoot, assist, and steal. When I start a fast break, some big men can't run as fast as me." The reason why the short Bogues can stand in the NBA is because of it. It's his speed, defense and indomitable will. A basketball game is a game in which the enemy and the enemy restrict each other. The result of a shot blocker's restriction is that the shooter changes his shooting route. Bogues' method of restricting the opponent is to change the opponent's route by relying on shadow-like personal defense. Bogues is one of the most dangerous defensive players in the NBA. Due to his short stature, Bogues can hardly stop anyone when dribbling. The very few mistakes he makes have contributed to the fact that his assist-to-turnover ratio ranks first in the NBA. In his 14-season career, he had the highest assist-to-turnover ratio in the NBA in eight seasons. After he moved to the Mavericks in 2001, Mavericks head coach Nelson said jokingly: "For Bogues, the most important thing for us is to get into the arms of some big guys and take the ball out." "The NBA may There will be another Larry Bird, but there will never be another Tyrone Bogues, and there has never been a professional basketball player as short as he was," said former Charlotte Hornets coach Alan Bristow. So said. American basketball coach Johnny Dawkins said: "Although he is 1.60 meters tall, his role on the court is no less than that of a 2.3-meter tall player, because he is everywhere and pervasive." When a player who is 1.60 meters tall and weighs When a 64-kilogram little boy goes to play in the NBA, others feel it is fun. When a man with the same height and weight has been in the NBA for 14 years, others feel shock and greatness! Boggs spent 14 great years in the shock of others.

The tallest players in the NBA are former Washington Bullets and New Jersey Nets George Muresan, 7 feet 7 inches, 303 pounds, from Romania, and former Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers Manuel Te Bol, 7 feet 7 inches, 225 pounds, from Sudan; Sean Bradley, 7 feet 6 inches, 270 pounds, who has dual citizenship of the United States and Germany, retired after the 2005-2006 season; Yao Ming's He should be 7 feet 5 inches tall, the tallest among active players in the NBA, and weighs 310 pounds; former Houston Rockets' Chuck Nevitt is 7 feet 5 inches, 250 pounds; last season's Pavel Podko of the Dallas Mavericks Erzin is 7 feet 5 inches, 260 pounds, from Russia; there are many people in NBA history who are taller than 7 feet 3 inches or 220cm, such as former Portland Trail Blazers Priest Lauderdale, 7 feet 4 inches , 325 pounds, has signed short-term contracts with several teams Eric Gingold, 7'4", 300 pounds, former Utah Jazz Mark Eaton, 7'4", 290 pounds, former Ralph Sampson, one of the Rockets' twin towers, 7'4", 230 pounds, Rick Smits from the Netherlands, 7'4", 265 pounds, Vladimir from Serbia and Montenegro · Vranes, 7 feet 4 inches, 260 pounds; South Korea's Ha Sung-jin is 7 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 305 pounds; Wilt Chamberlain is 7 feet 1 inches tall, in the 1960s He is quite tall; in addition, Lee Mingxun of North Korea is 7 feet 8 and a half inches, 235cm tall, and has retired; Sun Mingming of Heilongjiang is also 7 feet 8 and a half inches, 235cm tall, but is said to be 7 feet 7 inches, 231cm tall, and weighs 310 pounds; Britain's Neil Singleton is 7 feet 6 inches; Azerbaijan's Alexandru Lindin is 7 feet 5 inches; Iran's Jaber Rozbahani is 7 feet 4 inches and about 245 pounds; in addition, Data shows that in history there was a Sudanese basketball player who was 262cm tall, and a Russian basketball player who was 237cm tall, but the former is probably untrue