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ON HIS DREAMS. FAST FINGERS AND LASER FOCUS. IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK. ON A SCHOOL DAY, I USUALLY WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND PLAY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THEN I GO TO SCHOOL. THEN AFTER THAT, I START PLAYING AGAIN AFTER I DO MY CHORES. STEVEN: HE LOVES FORTNITE AND HIS SKILLS ARE GETTING NOTICED. FAMILY AND SCHOOL CAME FIRST, BUT HIS TALENT WAS SOMETHING HIS PARENTS HAD TO LEARN ABOUT. >> THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE THAT GROWING UP. VIDEOGAMES ROCKET YOUR BRAND. THAT IS A STIGMA THAT IS ON VIDEO GAMES. BUT WE WERE IGNORANT TO WHAT IT REALLY WAS. >> AS I GOT HIGHER AND HIGHER IN THE RANKS, THEY STARTED BELIEVING THE -- IN ME. STEVEN: HE JUST MISSED QUALIFYING FOR THE WORLD CUP. >> HE WORKED REALLY HARD. IT IS HIS 13TH BIRTHDAY TRIP. LET’S GO TAKE THEM TO WATCHES STREAM IN REALITY. STEVEN THEY TOOK HIM TO THE BIG EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY TO SCOUT HIS POTENTIAL FUTURE. >> MY BREATH WAS TAKEN AWAY. IT WAS LIKE HEAVEN. STEVEN: WITH THE SUPPORT OF HIS FAMILY, HE IS PRIMED FOR A RUN AT THE TOP. >> WE TEACH OUR KIDS WHEN THEY’RE LITTLE THAT YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE. HE WANTS TO BE A VIDEOGAME PLAYER. WHY NOT? HE CAN DO IT.