Big Show says he thought he was naturally gifted with his physique until he was diagnosed with acromegaly.
"You know, it's funny, I thought I was just gifted because I had incredible endurance, and I ate whatever I wanted, and I could run all day, and strong, and all that.
And then I went to Wichita State, and the doctor there had worked at the Mayo Clinic and was familiar with it. He looked at my hands and there's different things, like the roof of my mouth is very high, and jawline, and sinuses, and stuff like that.
He says, "I think you have acromegaly." I'm like, "What?" You know, and then within a week, I was at the Mayo Clinic, you know, and they're telling me they've got to do this pituitary surgery, and like what, I had a tumor? This is why I'm this way?
I mean, that's scary, right?"