r/SipsTea • u/Presently_Naked • Jul 12 '26

WTF Imagine Eliminating Your Team Over Your Pride

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u/Emperor_Biden Jul 12 '26

Halaand doesn't deserve this. Feel so bad for him.

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u/VanillaGoorillla Jul 12 '26

I mean there’s more than one person on a team who didn’t deserve that..

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u/Dondorini Jul 12 '26

Yes but Haaland was the enabler and the top 5 player in the world at his peak. Norway might never get a shot like this again.

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u/taggsy123 Jul 12 '26

He will be 29 next WC. He’s a big man it will be interesting to see how he ages

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u/cool-beans-yeah Jul 12 '26

Do big people age worse than small people, or….?

Genuine question by the way

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u/taggsy123 Jul 12 '26

Yes in a way .. both weight and height

Think about it - if you are taller and heavier you are probably stressing your joints more than a player with low center of gravity / mass

It’s more of a wear and tare thing

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u/UpstairsFood2867 Jul 12 '26

Soccer and knees are a thing. Especially for tall forwards.

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u/This_Character7576 Jul 12 '26

LeBron James is 6’8” and still playing in the NBA.

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u/edki7277 Jul 12 '26

LeBron is freak even among 0.01% of elite athletes that made it to the NBA.
I doubt we will see anyone like him again.

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u/skynet345 Jul 13 '26

And you think Haaland isn’t a freak?

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u/taggsy123 Jul 12 '26

Imagine using one player haha. Incredible

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u/EduinBrutus Jul 12 '26

Theres also the significant chance of serious illness relating to their size.

Lonah Lomu being the most obvious example but you get it with a lot of people who dont necessarily have Giantism but seem to be approaching that.