Guinness World Records records many amazing people with unique qualities that transcend the ordinary. Among them, Ekatrina Lisina from Russia is a typical representative.
01 An Extraordinary Birth In February 1988, a special "baby" was born in a small Russian town - Ekatrina Lisina. Her birth seemed to herald a difference in life from others.
When the paramedics lifted her out of her mother's womb, they couldn't believe their eyes, because her long limbs didn't look like a newborn at all.
However, when they saw Licina's father, the doubts in their hearts suddenly disappeared. The "long-legged" father anxiously asked, "Doctor, how is my wife and daughter?" ”
Hearing that the mother and daughter were safe, the doctor was shocked in his heart, but he still responded with a smile: "Congratulations." ”
When Licina's father took the swaddling clothes and looked at the lovely daughter in front of him, his heart beat with excitement because he had finally become a father. However, when he thought his life was complete, the doctor's words left him in trouble.
The doctor told him that he was called to the office on the day the mother and daughter were about to be discharged. The doctor's tone of hesitation made Licina's father's heart rise to his throat, and he desperately wanted to know what was going on.
I saw the doctor bend down and put an examination report in front of him, which was full of dense data, which made his eyes dazzled. Just when he was confused, the doctor told him that the newborn's health report showed that his daughter was much different from other ordinary children, and that it was significantly higher.
Hearing this, Licina's father couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What will be the consequences of this?" ”
The doctor's words made the father still anxious, but in order not to worry his wife, he decided to take it easy. His wife's inquiry made his heart a little tangled, but he decided to make his wife less troubled.
Hearing his answer, his wife didn't pay much attention, and the family packed up their things and drove home. Under the care of her parents, Lisina grew up healthy, but her height was always taller than her peers.
At first, Lisina didn't find it bothering, because she always got praise from her neighbors and elders. However, it wasn't until September 1995 that she first realized that such height had become a heart problem for her.
On that day, Lisina's first day of school, she walked into the classroom with her school bag on her back, and the surprised eyes and ridicule of the class hit her like a hammer. "This can't be the Attack on Titan from the comics, haha......"No, no, no, more precisely, an Attack on the Giantess......While these words may have been unintentional, they undoubtedly left a great deal of trauma on Licina's psyche.
From that day on, she was no longer the lively and cheerful girl, but became very introverted, whether it was school or home, she chose to go it alone. Lisina spent her elementary school life in such troubles and pains until she met a true friend in junior high school, Guli.
Gully and Licina share similar physical traits and are often taller than their peers, but their lives are very different.
When Gully first met Licina, she was the main player of the school's women's basketball team, and she was full of confidence. However, Lisina is just a little girl with low self-esteem. Gully looked at her with a lot of regret in her heart.
She felt that Lisina was the perfect choice to play basketball. Therefore, Gully decides to help Lisina out of the abyss of low self-esteem, and she invites Lisina to join the basketball team. However, in the face of Gully's invitation, Lisina was still a little hesitant, and she replied with a nervous heart: "I don't think I can do it." ”
In order to help Licina get rid of the problems caused by her height, Gully patiently persuaded her and shared what happened to her as a child.
After sharing these things, she clasped Licina's hand and said with a determined look in her eyes: "We have proved that giantesses can be very good. Gully's words were like a bright light that instantly illuminated Lysina's dark world.
Since December 18, 2000, Lisina has been with Gully in the school's women's basketball team. On the field, she is heroic, and she is no longer the girl with low self-esteem who used to deliberately hunch over when she walked.
03 Lisina set a world record for her outstanding performance on the basketball court, which attracted more and more people's attention, and even many companies wanted to invite her to be a graphic model.
Licina was very confused by these offers, after all, she didn't think she was anything special. However, in reality, Licina's height is a big plus for her.
In March 2007, Lisina and Gully were chatting on the road after school. Suddenly, a man in a suit walked over with a suitcase in his hand. Guli quickly blocked Lisina behind her and asked calmly, "Is there something wrong with you?"
Is there something we need help with? The man just took a business card out of his pocket, smiled and said to them, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." ”
Gully cautiously took the business card and handed it to Licina, and the two of them immediately began to read it carefully. When Gully saw the name on the business card, she couldn't help but be surprised.
Looking at Gully's surprised face, Licina was still confused and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" Just as Gully was about to explain to her friend, the man next to her picked up: "Miss Licina, your leg is the longest and most beautiful I've ever seen.
I believe that I have the ability to train you to become a top model in Russia together with you. Hearing this, Licina's cheeks flushed slightly, this was the first time she had grown up that the opposite sex directly commented on her figure in person.
However, she quickly regained her senses and remembered that she was about to face the college entrance examination, and joining a modeling agency might delay her studies.
After much deliberation, the wise Lisina decided to focus on her studies first. Although her refusal surprised the man, he did not leave immediately, but opened the box he had been carrying.
The contents of the box were surprising, full of dollars. At this time, Guli quietly touched Licina next to her with her elbow and whispered, "Or you can agree." ”
However, Licina has her own pursuits, and although she is attracted by the dollars in the box, she chooses to refuse.
The sudden appearance and departure of the man was like a gust of fresh wind, leaving Lisina with a sentence that lingered in her mind for a long time. In order to get confirmation, she asked Guli next to her, "Are my legs really long?" ”
Gully nodded earnestly, and this sentence was like a ray of sunshine illuminating Licina's heart.
Licina pulled Guli and ran as fast as she could, saying, "Let's go home and measure how long my legs are." When she got home, Licina couldn't wait to take out the tape measure in the drawer and start measuring.
With the help of Gully, she finally measured the length of her legs, which reached 132 meters. Seeing this number, Licina was taken aback, and Gully suddenly remembered a report she had read earlier.
According to the report, a girl in the United States won the Guinness World Record for her leg length of 130 centimeters. While years have passed since that story, and perhaps someone has broken that record, Gully feels that Licina can challenge it.
Thinking of this, she told Lisina about the proposal, and after discussing it, the two decided to give it a try. Subsequently, they uploaded a full-body photo of Licina and a ruler measuring her legs to the Guinness World website, but there was no response.
They thought that was the end of the affair, until September 2017, when Lisina suddenly received a notification from the Guinness Book of Records.
Licina was awarded the title of "Miss World's No. 1 Long Legs" for setting a world Guinness record for her leg length of 132 centimeters. However, receiving this honor did not make her happy, but rather troubled her.
Because she found that although her long legs attracted the attention of the masses, they did not bring her love. From college graduation to now, no boy has taken the initiative to pursue her.
So, she began to spend all the time of her life busy, hoping to forget about her troubles. In the years leading up to graduation, Licina played for the Russian basketball team and served as its captain.
Under her leadership, the basketball team has traveled abroad many times to participate in competitions and has achieved many honors. Slowly, Lisina begins to accept reality and no longer has illusions about love.
She began to focus on her career and strive to improve herself and become a better person.
In 2021, a sudden accident interrupted Licina's basketball career. She was warming up on the court with her teammates when she felt a twitch in her calf and fell to the ground.
However, when she tried to stand up, she found that her legs felt completely empty. She sat on the ground, at a loss, and at this moment, a male member of the team immediately ran over, and without saying a word, he directly carried her and ran towards the infirmary.
When she arrived at the infirmary, the doctor's words came like a bolt from the blue, telling Lysina that she could no longer engage in strenuous exercise. Unable to accept the diagnosis, Licina kept checking with the doctor to see if there had been a diagnostic error.
Unfortunately, the doctor did not change the diagnosis.
Lisina ended her life as a basketball player, and despite leaving the basketball team, she always remembered the boy who carried her to the infirmary. She thought, since she can't play ball, let's have a good relationship.
A few months later, Licina's leg was basically **, and she asked the boy out for coffee and expressed her thoughts to him. However, the boy rejected her to her face and bluntly said that he liked the girl who was a little bird.
Licina felt lost, but she realized that she was no longer the little girl. Still, the café experience was enjoyable for her. However, now that she has lost her identity as a favorite basketball player and has not been able to keep her beloved, her life seems to have fallen to the bottom.
Although life can sometimes bring us difficulties, God always has an eye on those who work hard for life. In January 2022, Licina got a new job offer, and her satisfaction with her new job filled her with joy every day, even forgetting her previous worries.
She firmly believes that the right person will show up, no matter how long you wait. Her heart is firm and persistent, because she knows that as long as she keeps waiting, there will always be a day when she meets the right person.
Her name is Ekatrina Lisina and she is a Tallest Professional Model, and she uses her own experience to tell us that love needs to be patient, but as long as you stick to it, there will be good results.