"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."
~ Larry Bird
American former professional basketball player, Larry Bird is known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Larry Bird belongs to the elite, upper-crust of the tall players of the NBA where nearly everyone is tall.
Anyway, Larry once mentioned his height as 6-feet-9 inches. Which confirms our own impression of his height as well.
In his prime, Larry looked far taller than a 6-feet-5 inches tall Michael Jordan and even taller than a 6-feet-7½ inches Magic Johnson -- who is for some reason thought to be a 6-feet-9 inches tall guy -- but hey, it's actually Larry who is a real 6'9" tall guy.
The height of Larry bird is
6'9" or 206 cm
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| Magic Johnson and Larry Bird |
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| Larry Bird with a supposedly 6'9" Magic Johnson (Magic was never 6'9", we peg his height around 6'7½") |
For reference, here is the average human height around the world.
| Country | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5'4" | 4'11" |
| India | 5'5½" | 5'½" |
| Mexico | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| China | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| Japan | 5'7½" | 5'2½" |
| Brazil | 5'8" | 5'3" |
| Russia | 5'9" | 5'3¾" |
| United States | 5'9¼" | 5'4" |
| United Kingdom | 5'9½" | 5'4¼" |
| Canada | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Australia | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Germany | 5'10½" | 5'5" |
| Sweden | 5'11" | 5'5½" |
| Netherlands | 5'11½" | 5'6" |
Data was collected from official sources wherever possible. A more detailed chart can be found here.
"I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end."
~ Larry Bird