"The Short But Mighty"- Very Short Sportspeople

Paul and Glenn are back for another blockbuster episode. This week we will discuss the ‘Small But Mighty’, i.e., well-known sportspeople from over the years who excelled despite their short stature. Some of what will be discussed include:- A short-statured athlete who excelled in one of America’s major professional sporting leagues, in a sport known for its many giants in size.- A former motor racing legend who excelled in Formula One and Indy Car and despite his size, has won races in nearly every car ever made.- Spud Webb, Shannon Bobbitt- Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi- Gunduppa Viswanath, Parthiv Patel, Temba Bavuma, Tatenda Taibu, Kruger Van Wyk- Mark Shulman, Romeo Dev, Eddie Gaedel- Simone Biles, Mary Lou-Retton, Kerri Strugg, Bai Chunyue- Henry Franklin, Roy Worters- Bill Camer, Rosario Briones- Gem Hoahing, Mellissa Wu- Naim SuleymanogluWe discuss those sportspeople who have made the news during the week for the right or wrong reasons. Miss Olivia drops by to do the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight. We have our segment Then and Now and Glenn has another cracking joke.Very Short Sportspeople Sources1. complex.com ‘the 25 best short athletes of all time’, doug sibor, 5/3/20132. Topend sports.com ‘world’s shortest in sports’, robert wood, february 20043. Topend sports.com ‘small but mighty: the shortest athletes at the olympic games’ robert wood, august 20244. Cricket times.com ‘top 10 shortest cricketers of all-time ft. temba bavuma’, by akshat gaur, 29/11/245. Topend sports.com ‘list of shortest afl players’, rob wood, october 20226. Randy newman ‘short people’, little criminals, warner records inc, 19777. quora.com ‘are there any benefits of being short in sports?’, bernadette jacobi, 20238. Faster capital.com ‘pocket sized: the power of being pocket sized:short people’s triumphs’, 4/6/249. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Sutherland10. https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/jockey-quotes11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundappa_Viswanath12. Mo jo australia, ‘mo jo classics aussie cricket ad, aust vs india test 1980’, founcers allan johnston and alan morris, singer allan johnston. 13. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatenda_Taibu14. https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/melissa-wu/15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Liberatore17. https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/mario-andretti/18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trindon_Holliday19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Dev20. Gambitsports wordpress.com the gambit, ‘the chl coloured hockey league 1895-1925’, 6/2/201321. The sun.co.uk ‘hard as nails:bill camer dead at 92, horse racing legend once dubbed the world’s smallest jockey passes away’, dylan terry, 30/1/2422. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_Hoahing23. John tapp racing ‘bill camer 1931-2024 the quintessential aussie jockey’, john tapp, 30/1/2424. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Height_in_sports25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naim_S%C3%BCleymano%C4%9Flu26. https://boguesfoundation.org/27. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues28. si.com ‘ex-nba player muggsy bogues educating today’s youth on trade school route to success’, shandel richardson, 14/6/2429. Sk forty ‘muggsy bogues dunk!sprite ad-1994’, 1/2/201630. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_guard31. Paul McMullen, the Baltimore sun ‘in a class of their own. Poets recall glory days’, 19/7/200232. Lbks68121 ‘curb your enthusiasm:mugsy bogues’, 19/3/2008ill Camer dead at 92: Horse racing legend once dubbed ‘world’s smallest jockey’ passes away