Andre Was Already 6’3″ By Age 12
Andre Rousimoff, who was called Andre the Giant, did not take the bus to school during his childhood. His size did not fit. He can only depend on a pick-up truck that fits his size. Fortunately, his father’s friend, Samuel Beckett, who also happened to be their neighbor, had a pick-up truck. This Samuel was a famous playwright known for his work Waiting for Godot. However, during the car rides, they both talk not about this but cricket. They are both into crickets. Beckett even wrote a play about crickets.
Andre Was Already 6’3″ By Age 12
Too Tall For The Military
The French Peace Time Army gave Andre a notice but he failed to enlist. Maybe the Army was not for Andre. No shoes might fit him, bed bunks might be too short for him, and trenches might be too small for him to hide. Fate did not put him to the Army but instead, had him focused and interested in wrestling. He worked his way to being a professional wrestler. He trained hard and worked as a mover then ten years later, 1963, made his WWE debut.
Too Tall For The Military
