Holy Freakin Crap - Joey Gathright

[javy knows my name]

I can't wrap my mind around the idea that someone can jump over a car.

 

I can come pretty close. I set up some boxes once at about that height (after i saw those videos), just knicked them with my shoe.

 

I can also touch an 8' ceiling with my elbow (I'm 5'7").

 

/bragging about my short-guy hops

 

I'm 5'9". As a teenager, I could come close to hitting my head on the bottom of a basketball rim. I'm not sure if I ever did better than a 48" vertical leap. My hands aren't big enough to palm a ball, so I had to dunk with two hands.

 

I had my first knee surgery at 20.

I'm not sure if anyone's ever done better than a 48" vertical leap. I know that you are in love with yourself but please spare the rest of us.

[David]

Heh, yea. Ronnie Fields had a 48" vertical. So did MJ.

 

I think the world record is around 60" though.

[cheapseats]

I can't wrap my mind around the idea that someone can jump over a car.

 

I can come pretty close. I set up some boxes once at about that height (after i saw those videos), just knicked them with my shoe.

 

I can also touch an 8' ceiling with my elbow (I'm 5'7").

 

/bragging about my short-guy hops

 

I'm 5'9". As a teenager, I could come close to hitting my head on the bottom of a basketball rim. I'm not sure if I ever did better than a 48" vertical leap. My hands aren't big enough to palm a ball, so I had to dunk with two hands.

 

I had my first knee surgery at 20.

I'm not sure if anyone's ever done better than a 48" vertical leap. I know that you are in love with yourself but please spare the rest of us.

 

There are lots of athletes that can do in the neighborhood of 48" or better. For me, it proved to be a pretty useless talent, and I'm definitely not in love with myself.

[Derwood]

i'd hate to know my vertical leap. Let's see, i'm 6'3", so if I extend my hand above my head that's probably 8'-8'3", meaning it's only another 1'9" to the rim, which I can barely touch. So yeah, I have a 20" vertical.

[Tracer Bullet]

Vertical leap? I can't remember the last time both my feet left the ground at the same time.

[Jehrico]

Vertical leap? I can't remember the last time both my feet left the ground at the same time.

That's easy for me. That was the last time I walked on Ice. I probably had my feet four feet in the air. Unfortunately, my head quickly went lower than that as I landed on my back. If my feet got 4' off of the ground, does that count for a verticle?