For some of us athletes, we were born a bit vertically challenged. For whatever reason, the gene Gods said, this person shall be short, and they made us short, but athletic. Whether both your parents are short, average, or they're tall and you have some freak short gene that only comes around once every hundred years in your family, you'll understand these 10 things only short athletic girls have to go through!

1. People constantly underestimate your might!

So many people assume because you are short, you can't play sports as well as tall athletes.

2. For you, buying any sort of pants or jeans that will actually fit you is like going on a treasure hunt for the holy grail or the fountain of youth

If you find a pair of jeans that fit your butt and thighs and the length doesn't drag way past your feet, then you're dang lucky! Also, if you can find a pair of skinny jeans that fit, then you might as well have won the lottery because those are dang hard to come by.

3. Trying to get food from the top shelf is a struggle!

You might as well put all the junk food up there so you have to work extra hard to get it, and most times, you're too tired and lazy after practice anyway to get it, so it's a win for your health!

4. For the girls who lift: The regular bar is just a little too long and awkward.

Our wingspan isn't always long enough for a balanced snatch! Also, did you know they make a bar for females that is shorter!?

5. You're always a spit fire out on the field or in a competition.

This is just a defense mechanism so you can prove others wrong about how good you actually are despite your height.

6. For those of you who aren't gymnasts:

Having people constantly assume because you're short and buff you're either a gymnast or you tumble, can be really annoying.

7. You eat at least double your weight at every meal and people questions where all of that food goes every single time.

By now your parents are used to it, but bring around someone new, especially a boyfriend or something, and they'll gawk in wonder at how much you can eat! HA!

8. Running for any sport is twice as hard for us.

Our little legs have to work double to keep up with the long strides of the tall girls.

9. You can buy kid shoes.

Whether it be Nike shoes or cleats, it costs a heck of a lot less than if you had normal size feet!

10. No matter what, you truly never want to be taller because you wouldn't have something to compete extra for.

You wouldn't have the motivation to work that much harder because you need to show up or beat the taller girls — you'd be one!

I'm not short, I'm just concentrated AWESOME!