Editor's note: A beacon for short guys and anyone else who's shooting for the moon, Isaiah Thomas's specialty is defying the odds. He's a 5'9" player competing against giants. He was the 60th player drafted in a 60-man draft. A back-to-back All Star with the Celtics, he played through a debilitating hip injury for which he finally had surgery during the pandemic shut-down. He personifies the word "grit." And you should have a wallpaper of him on your desktop. Next time you think you can't compete against the bigger and better, take a look at this guy.