High Jump Hopefuls Gifts

'I'd like to redecorate the livingroom, but for now it's Henry's high jump practice area.'

"In high school, I was quite the star in metal shop."

'Wow! That's got to be some sort of record!'

'Anything is possible in our great country, son. If an Afro-American can become president, a white man can become a pro basketball player.'

'You know, just because they ask, doesn't mean you have to let them fly.'

'Keep repeating to yourself: I am a high flyer, I will not dive for the salmon.'

Leap Frog

Trapped on the Pole Vault.

High Jump

'Mother will catch you!'

'Doug is determined to make it into the U.S. bobsled team for the 2014 Olympics.'

'Let go of the pole!'

'What it like being able to jump so high?'

'I told my teacher I won't be returning to school...'

Transylvanian Athletics.

"He won't go any higher, he's got vertigo."

Dream sheep jumping over fence using Fosbury Flop technique.

'You gotta be kidding me!'

Genetics ensured that Nigel would forever ride short in the saddle.

High-jump book is on top shelf in library.

'I'm scared of heights.' 'Relax... That's a depth.'

'You're failing chemistry!' 'But...you're taking away my dream of becoming a professional athlete!'

"Not to diminish what you've achieved in the last eighteen months of training, but it appears that the javelin roll is not an Olympic sport."

Billy strip: wanting to be taller.

I can't read, Jackass!

'I blame the 'X' Factor.'

'You're on our shortlist. It's between you and the bloke who's going to get the job.'

'The bar's gone up to six foot six.'

'After this event, I want him tested. Blood, urine, DNA - the works. Look for anything unusual.'

'I set my high-jump records during leap year.'

Banked on a college degree without an NBA career to fall back on.

Rodspringer lifts a runner with a rod-spring rod

Going Under the Horse Jump.

"In my next life I hope to be a premiership footballer."

'You should have come in sooner. Since last January, you've lost a year of your life.'