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So, Nancy will be one of the featured tall women on "My Giant Life" on TLC, 9PM this Tuesday night.
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I watched the first episode of "My Giant Life". It's a series that will feature Nancy every Tuesday at 9. She is one of 3 women featured. The other 2 are in their early 20s (I think, I mostly fast-forwarded their segments)
Oklahoma wasn't mentioned. She was talking about the benefits of being tall and said basketball is the most important one. She said she wouldn't have nearly as many opportunities if she were shorter and she "has received a scholarship". I could imagine TLC preventing her from naming the specific school.
Overall it was pretty enlightening. As you can imagine, Nancy and her family seem like terrific people. Her mom is 6'7", her older brother is 7'0", and her younger brother (16) is 7'3". Her stepdad is shorter than 6'0" and is obviously dwarfed in the household. Her younger brother's name is junior and I googled Junior Mulkey to see if he plays basketball as well, but all the results are just Nancy-related.
As awkward as high school years are, they are 10x more awkward for Nancy. They showed several shots of her trying to squeeze into high school desks, classmates walking by her, people gawking at her in public, strangers taking pictures of her, etc. She said she's never had a boyfriend because every boy is significantly shorter than her and she's afraid she won't be asked to the prom (let alone find a dress that fits). Unloading the dishwasher is difficult in the Mulkey home because it's too low and all the blood rushes to their heads.
She did say something along the lines of "The only time I'm comfortable with my height is when I'm playing basketball. When I'm off the basketball court, all of that confidence magically disappears."
Oklahoma wasn't mentioned. She was talking about the benefits of being tall and said basketball is the most important one. She said she wouldn't have nearly as many opportunities if she were shorter and she "has received a scholarship". I could imagine TLC preventing her from naming the specific school.
Overall it was pretty enlightening. As you can imagine, Nancy and her family seem like terrific people. Her mom is 6'7", her older brother is 7'0", and her younger brother (16) is 7'3". Her stepdad is shorter than 6'0" and is obviously dwarfed in the household. Her younger brother's name is junior and I googled Junior Mulkey to see if he plays basketball as well, but all the results are just Nancy-related.
As awkward as high school years are, they are 10x more awkward for Nancy. They showed several shots of her trying to squeeze into high school desks, classmates walking by her, people gawking at her in public, strangers taking pictures of her, etc. She said she's never had a boyfriend because every boy is significantly shorter than her and she's afraid she won't be asked to the prom (let alone find a dress that fits). Unloading the dishwasher is difficult in the Mulkey home because it's too low and all the blood rushes to their heads.
She did say something along the lines of "The only time I'm comfortable with my height is when I'm playing basketball. When I'm off the basketball court, all of that confidence magically disappears."
God bless Nancy Mulkey. Life is hard enough for any young person in today's world. It must be 100x more difficult for a young woman who has to deal with gawkers, strangers snapping photos, the inability to meet a prospective boyfriend, etc.
Thank goodness Nancy can find refuge on the basketball court where she is comfortable – and a place where her stature and natural ability give her advantages that she rarely enjoys in everyday life.
Thank goodness Nancy can find refuge on the basketball court where she is comfortable – and a place where her stature and natural ability give her advantages that she rarely enjoys in everyday life.
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This evening Nancy had 18 pts, 18 rebs, and 6 blks.
That's what we need from her to take our program up a few notches.
That's what we need from her to take our program up a few notches.
Against whom? I tend to think of Nancy as probably about a 12-12-6 player until her game develops. But, I also think the six will be accompanied by twelve other shots missed in order to avoid her reach.
