Ivo Karlovic explains the huge challenges he faces due to his height
In an interview to Indian Express, the 39-year-old Ivo Karlovic spoke about the challenges of being an extremely tall player in tennis. The Croatian player, who is 208 centimeters tall said, When I travel its not easy because everything is made for average size people.
In airplanes, its always a struggle. Cars, when its a long ride, I just want to walk. It is discrimination against us tall people. Theres not enough leg room anywhere. Karlovic also explained why he chose tennis over basketball.
When I was young, I was good at it and they (his coaches) really wanted me to switch to basketball. But I like tennis much more. Thats why Im here still. Maybe it (basketball) would be easier considering my movement and height, but this is what I always liked. Karlovic finally explained how his training regime has changed over the years: Usually I would train a lot, but in my old age, I am trying to go a little bit easier because its not easy to train anymore.
In the off-season, I spent some time at home. Actually, I like it a lot like this. I was always doing a lot in the gym. Now what is difficult is the mental aspect. Its not easy to have motivation to wake up early to do all the work.
But at the end of the day, this is what I love to do and I want to do it longer. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
