Huge Athletes Are So Enormous, It's Hard to Believe These Photos Are Real

When it comes to sports, size does matter...usually. And these athletes win on sheer size alone. Let's find out who is the largest athlete of all time, and how big they really are.

People often forget that Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is actually one of the tallest female tennis players in the game. Born in Russia, she moved to the U.S. in the early 90s and since 2001, worked hard at her local gym and fitness center and has been a consistent fixture in the WTA tour. Her career can be summed up as somewhat of a paradox. Although her time on the court has been marred by numerous injuries, she has made multiple comebacks and is still playing professionally to this day.

Meet Nataliya Kuznetsova - a professional female bodybuilder from Russia. At just 29 years old, not only does Kuznetsova hold the world titles for arm lifting, bench press, and deadlifts but she's also a proud champion of the European bench press and deadlift titles. Kuznetsova began powerlifting when she was only 14 years old in an attempt to gain muscle mass. In 2013, this powerhouse of a woman graduated from Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. Today, she lives in Moscow with her husband, Vladislav Kuznetsov.

There is no doubt that former basketball player Margo Dydek worked out a lot to achieve so much in the WNBA. The woman from Warsaw, Poland was officially the tallest professional player to grace the court. She'll be best remembered for playing center position for the Connecticut Sun. Later on in her career, she worked in the Queensland Basketball League, coaching the Northside Wizards. Tragically, Dydek passed away on May 27, 2011. She had suffered a heart attack a week beforehand and was in the early stages of pregnancy with her third child.

One of the biggest athletes of the modern era has made a name for himself through social media and is referred to as "The Fearsome Tree Man." The story behind the name is pretty simple. A user on Twitter noticed a picture of the 6'7 man with a personal trainer certification and compared his stature to that of a huge tree. "This [is] not a man, this [is] a tree," the user tweeted. Danny Jones from Southern California must be thoroughly happy with his recent publicity.