Rich Rotella had bilateral femur lengthening, which means he voluntarily broke his legs to become three inches taller and it worked. He says for a lot of the people who get it done, it's more of a confidence thing than anything. Rich: "I was born perfectly healthy, but for whatever reason, as soon as middle school hit, I pretty much plateaued"
I wish I was a baller. I wish there was a doc who’d break my legs, I would call her.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.
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