Michael Ri (7'9") - A Giant World Class Athlete

[ibanezgeorge]

At 2:30, I'd be so pissed if he sat in front of me.

[3martijns]

Funny to see a little person try to be the youtube speech police.

Wannabe Hitler. LOL.

[matsuchan92]

OMW..i will like around his hips o.o lmao!

[fluffypinkelephants]

@tag1989 He was unable to play in the league because of the U.S. ban on trade with North Korea. The US State Department permitted Ri to compete in the country in 2000, on the main condition that none of Ri's salary could be repatriated to North Korea. North Korean officials responded by refusing to let Ri leave. And now he's to old for the NBA.

[A86]

@fluffypinkelephants - Very sad. :(

[gahockeymike]

That stinks

[2009mamedov]

who else noticed at 0:19 that they spelled it Micheal Re

[3martijns]

Capital Letters in my comments (on Any YT site) are to Show the Emphasis that would be Obvious in a Verbal discussion when Voices are Heard.

[3martijns]

Whenever you see a Naive or Ignorant statement, it is Usually from a Paulee or Far Left Radical.

They are Competing Equally to be the Craziest Voters! LOL.

I think some actually want obama, so are Trashing every GOP candidate except Paul.

[Gigator]

@3martijns Please stop your random use of capital letters.

[3martijns]

Of course Communism has Never been successful, because No Group is Ever Perfect to All Work Hard!

There will Always be Lazy people, and Some who will Seize Power!

Every Communist Experiment has Failed, sooner or later!

They have All resulted in Genocide and/or Extreme Poverty.

[3martijns]

Communism has Never worked Anywhere!

That is because it is Against all human instincts.

[M0rganKane]

@3martijns Communism has never been achieved yet, and it does not conflict with human nature at all. Historic societies like hunter-gatherer groups, small villages and even big empires have been surprisingly equal.

[Littleguidofan]

@3martijns what the hell does this have to do with basketball???

[3martijns]

@Littleguidofan You have to read the whole thread to know.

If you still do Not get it, just remember some heads are like basketballs - just full of air!

And how is it in hell?

[Littleguidofan]

@3martijns i just used what the hell as a phrase, please go and complete your education. and also stop mixing politics with sports, its not a political arena its a sports arena

[3martijns]

Only Commies or Dumbos think North Korea is good.

Only the government and military have a decent life.

[Mephitinae]

@3martijns Things are wrong in North Korea because of totalitarian rule. Real "commies" believe everyone is equal.

[OkonMk]

Haha in 0;44 u should put Kim Dzong Il photo and call it 1'2

[3martijns]

While Millions Starve to Death in N. Korea.

[darkolazic90]

@3martijns and you know how people live in N. Korea. i can tell you that people live nicely there, only politics is little weird or crazy

[gladitsnotme]

He's better looking than Yao Ming, that's for sure.

[BryantArkansasRiver]

Anyone know the Kim Jong-il funeral photo with the giant man in it? This must be him.

[eliizme]

@BryantArkansasRiver > Ya,I saw that article too, sent to me from my buddy,crazy huh? I remember the he tried to get to the states back in the day,but couldn't get a visa or something.Woulda been cool to see how he would have fared against our stud BIG men in the NBA huh? At least dude could have made a movie with Billy Crystal,lol!

[krazyjo12]

@BryantArkansasRiver It is probably him

[Unitor677]

I used to play NBA then i took an arrow to the knee :)

[pIrkezzz]

BLIC

[GreenEyedSerb]

@pIrkezzz Не.

[medicinka1234]

How much is he tall in meters ??

[mecadam]

@medicinka1234

he's about 2.40 m tall.

[LRHWasRight]

It figures that the North Koreans would screw someone with any potential out of their life.

[Littleguidofan]

@LRHWasRight actually it was the u.s who screwed him when they didnt allow him a visa to play in the u.s. so fuckin u.s government, no decency at all

[heknowsitall]

@Littleguidofan yea that North Korean government is reightous

[Littleguidofan]

@heknowsitall NO! Thats not possible...they cant be rightous! I know it....CNN told me!!

[kickinghorsebrew]

HULK SMASH!

[reditacken]

relevant --> i.imgur(dot)com/ggeDy.jpg

[sonichufan91]

How the hell was a North Korean ever the tallest person in the world?

[LawrenceLugar500]

@sonichufan91 It could have been Any nationality, not just black. he has a rare condition.

[MrLudijak]

@LawrenceLugar500 He doesn't actually have rare condition, he is one of truly tall people without having "rare condition" you keep mentioning.

[AbbeyRoadFortyLicks]

goddamit, why are Canadians so god damn nice?

[aegisgfx]

@AbbeyRoadFortyLicks

sorry

[rickey196951751]

@AbbeyRoadFortyLicks

Do you mean like all Americans used to be before the Asshole Generation came along with you leading it?

[AbbeyRoadFortyLicks]

@rickey196951751 yes, quite. Before 9/11

[jkorengo]

I bet my penis is still bigger than his

[xXxPr0nxXx]

he should go on a GOMAD diet

[berryhill88]

I would have been so pissed if he sat in front of me like that at 2:30

[1danyol1]

A Korean used to be the tallest person in the world? Damn...

[stevelau1933]

He might dominate the Korean league, but if he ended up getting drafted to the NBA, I can guarantee that all you'll see is highlight reels of him getting dunked on. He looks way too skinny to make it in the NBA.

[fifaculture]

@stevelau1933 An extremely tall person appearing to be skinny? NO SHIT DUMBASS.

[offtheheazy6]

@fifaculture He is really skinny, he just looks like a skinny korean man on stilts. No muscular definition in his arms. It doesn't really matter though he's more of a point guard than anything else

[MJKmedia]

@stevelau1933 Shawn Bradley played for a pretty long time.

[fluffypinkelephants]

To bad he never got a chance at the NBA

[tag1989]

@fluffypinkelephants how comes he didnt make it in the nba??

[niajef]

not trying to hate, but it clearly says michael RE in ur own video...

[pcdude000]

the lakers should draft him LOL

[jayjoetube14]

He will end the korean war.

[jsvalino]

I want to be tall too

[MrObame]

@jsvalino

i promise, you wouldnt want to be THAT tall.

[dalkimpa]

chinese peoples are tall :)

[whiteboygotswagg]

@dalkimpa hes not korean you faggot

[benmboard]

@whiteboygotswagg he is north korean, get your facts right first

[whiteboygotswagg]

@benmboard i mean chinese

[samheb]

He could be the next big thing, but sad to say it never happen. America should be more open to foreign player.

[micahandrew32]

@samheb

America should be open to foreign player??? have you ever watched an NBA game in the last 10 years?

[micahandrew32]

@samheb

America should be open to foreign player??? have you ever watched an NBA game in the last 10 years?

[eddeberhotmailcom]

Fuck ¡¡ what this assians mudderfuggers are giving to their childs.. First Yao and now this¡¡

[uroblaster]

@kilkolio not that i hate on michael, i can see he is a very nice guy. but i've seen tall players make it to the nba and then suffers. take a look at 7'3 Hasheem Thabeet and 7'6 shawn bradley, both were very tall players but couldnt handle the nba well. hasheem avgs not more than a mere 5 point while bardley is a little bit better avg bout 11.5 points per game, in others words height is not a matter in nba no more! yao ming is tall, with extreme court vision, good shooting touch. so no chance.

[gensu3k1]

@uroblaster dude, Shawn Bradley was in the NBA for 12 years and was an elite shotblocker for 8 years. Let's end the myth that Shawn Bradley was a bad NBA player please.

[abysmalatrocious]

@gensu3k1 You could build a defense around Shawn Bradley.  And, he averaged double figures four of his first five years in scoring, if I remember correctly.

[sackmaster91]

@uroblaster Height matters in the NBA but it's more important to be mobile. If you are 6'10 and very mobile, that worth more than being 7'9 and not able to run the floor. Then you have freaky guys like David Robinson, Shaq, etc. who were over 7' tall and extremely mobile... and obv. they are hall of famers.

[kilkolio]

it looks like all the food in north korea went to this guy

i bet the n.korea was trying to build some kind of superhuman but then this superhuman is like i wanna play basketball not play with ppls decaptiated heads

and that was that

i mean isnt the tallest man in the present day about 7'9"? and this guy doesnt have any problems playing a sport i want to see him go against yao ming

[MrLuke506]

Fucking N. Korea.

[batmous]

it looks like he was training at Algonquin College here in Ottawa

[gofortheeyesboo]

What the F? This guy couldn't score against 6'3" Filipino center-forward Chito Loyzaga back in the 1998 Asian Games. He kept trying to post Loyzaga up and Loyzaga just planted his feet and kept him out the paint.

[uroblaster]

yes, he's taller than shaq. but on skills and experince wise, i doubt so.

and dont forget dwight, he's not that tall but he's got an insane vertical leap.

so dwight would probably block Ri. oh yah, and there's yao ming.

so this kid wld never made it to the NBA.

[dybeen]

@uroblaster

If Shawn Bradley and Gheorghe Muresan could make it, Ri would have gotten his shot.

[kilkolio]

@uroblaster

i think he can the biggest barrier is his own country and it's dictatorship that gets in the way