“I've been the same size since I was 12. They thought I was going to be 7 feet tall. I never grew another inch.”

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He is saying that his height stopped changing when he was a child, despite others expecting him to keep growing much taller. The quote plays on the idea that he was once expected to become unusually tall, but that never happened. It emphasizes how unchanged he has felt physically since early adolescence.

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Originally said in English.

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About P. J. Tucker

American former professional basketball player, born 1985

Anthony Leon “P.J.” Tucker Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is known for his long NBA career, his steady corner three-point shooting, and his work as a perimeter defender. He was born in 1985. Tucker won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns, and he also had successful stretches overseas, where he was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP and Finals MVP in 2008. He won league titles in Israel with Hapoel Holon, and in 2012 he helped Brose Bamberg win both the German League and the German Cup.

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