While growing up and being afraid of heights until the player maxed at seven feet tall, what could he do to overcome the fear of heights?
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2007-03-20 13:42:46 · 3 answers · asked by Yafooey! 5 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Basketball players are tall because tall people often choose to play basketball, because there is an inherent advantage to height in the sport. People who are tall and athletic naturally gravitate towards Basketball because it's the sport that best uses height as an advantage. 7 footers are coveted in basketball. Not nearly so much in the other major world sports.
People with a fear of heights aren't afraid of being tall. They're afraid of being suspended well off the ground. Acrophobics aren't afraid of jumping, and they aren't afraid of standing. It's only when they're a significant way from the ground does their fear kick in. Being on perfectly level ground, on your feet, wouldn't activate or aggravate a fear f heights. They'd also have a great deal of time to get used to it, even if it could potentially bother them, simply because nobody grows to 7 feet overnight. It would take a good, long time of gradual growth to reach that height, even if the growth rate was faster than most. It's entirely possible that there ar some Acrophobics in the NBA, or other basketball leagues. But because NBA games aren't played on ladders or scaffoldings, they wouldn't be bothered. And if a person were truly bothered by being seven feet tall, there's probably nothing besides therapy that can cure it. But therapy has been proven fairly effective in treating acrophobia, so even that wouldn't be a huge issue. And even then, absolute worst case senario...they could always just not play basketball.
2007-03-20 13:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being seven feet tall, or any feet tall, would never bother your fear of heights. I am slightly afraid of heights, and i'm 6'6. You noticce your fear when you are way up, not just your own height.
2007-03-20 13:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by vito b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-11-07 11:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by Hal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋