World’s Tallest Man Says That Being Eight Foot Three Inches Is “Not Easy”

Be careful what you wish for.  The world's tallest man says that being that tall isn't all that easy.  Sultan Kosen is the world's tallest living man at 8ft 3in. He uses crutches to support himself and bends over to walk through doors. He also says that his joints are weak. Kosen was named the tallest man in the world by the Guinness book of Records in 2009 and also holds the title for the largest hands in the world, each one measuring 28.5cm from the wrist to the middle finger. In 2009 he said that finding a partner isn't simple. "It's really difficult to find a girlfriend. They are usually scared of me," Kosen told Guinness. "Hopefully now that I'm famous I'll be able to meet lots of girls. My dream is to be married." And his dream came true this February when he met a Syrian refugee in his town. “When I looked into her eyes, I knew it was love. I cannot describe my feelings in words,” Kosen said at the ceremony. “I am the happiest man in the world.” He lives in a town called Mardin, close to the Turkish/Syrian border and works on one of his parent's cotton and corn farms with his wife.