Does height really matter all that much though? I mean, I've seen tiny Reese Witherspoon play an Olympic softball player (although it's certainly 1.5 hours that I wish I had back ;-) ).

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When I was in 8th grade I walked a block away to take 9th grade math at my future high school and had zero problems with it other than my sister being a little annoyed at seeing me in her school again. I'm not saying that makes it a good idea for everyone who is good at math, I'm just saying it's certainly manageable…

While it's not an important detail at all I suspect that Henry was not throwing the ball but shooting it, deep in preparation for the 1989 NHL draft ;-)