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imagine yourself just four foot nine in
imagine yourself just four foot nine in a world of giants where whatever you
a world of giants where whatever you
a world of giants where whatever you think about going you’re afraid of being
think about going you’re afraid of being
think about going you’re afraid of being stepped on or whenever you think about
stepped on or whenever you think about
stepped on or whenever you think about talking to someone you’re afraid of
talking to someone you’re afraid of
talking to someone you’re afraid of being talked about or whenever you think
being talked about or whenever you think
being talked about or whenever you think about talking to a girl that’s really
about talking to a girl that’s really
about talking to a girl that’s really really pretty you’re afraid of rejection
really pretty you’re afraid of rejection
really pretty you’re afraid of rejection every time you might not think about it
every time you might not think about it
every time you might not think about it like this but height affects all aspects
like this but height affects all aspects
like this but height affects all aspects of your life whether it’s your social
of your life whether it’s your social
of your life whether it’s your social life your relationships or even your
life your relationships or even your
life your relationships or even your sports and athletics when it comes to
sports and athletics when it comes to
sports and athletics when it comes to your social life it feels like you
your social life it feels like you
your social life it feels like you aren’t welcome it feels like you’re in
aren’t welcome it feels like you’re in
aren’t welcome it feels like you’re in an oily little bug that won’t stay out
an oily little bug that won’t stay out
an oily little bug that won’t stay out of their ear and won’t leave them alone
yeah it hurts inside and every day in
yeah it hurts inside and every day in the hallway a different person will say
the hallway a different person will say
the hallway a different person will say Oh Sam you’re so short Sam you’re so
Oh Sam you’re so short Sam you’re so
Oh Sam you’re so short Sam you’re so small Sam you haven’t grown since middle
small Sam you haven’t grown since middle
small Sam you haven’t grown since middle school when are you gonna grow and this
school when are you gonna grow and this
school when are you gonna grow and this is always happen to me where I’ve been
is always happen to me where I’ve been
is always happen to me where I’ve been made fun of my height or I’ve always
made fun of my height or I’ve always
made fun of my height or I’ve always looked younger than my age my younger
looked younger than my age my younger
looked younger than my age my younger brother my he’s two years younger than
brother my he’s two years younger than
brother my he’s two years younger than me younger than me I have to look up to
me younger than me I have to look up to
me younger than me I have to look up to him
him
him holiday me and every time we got in
holiday me and every time we got in
holiday me and every time we got in public they would think he’s older I
public they would think he’s older I
public they would think he’s older I have to say I’m older I’m older than him
have to say I’m older I’m older than him
have to say I’m older I’m older than him I’m the older brother so one time I was
I’m the older brother so one time I was
I’m the older brother so one time I was at a basketball game I wasn’t dressed up
at a basketball game I wasn’t dressed up
at a basketball game I wasn’t dressed up or anything because I wasn’t playing
or anything because I wasn’t playing
or anything because I wasn’t playing that game but I’ll sit on the bench and
that game but I’ll sit on the bench and
that game but I’ll sit on the bench and there was a girl in the stands and she
there was a girl in the stands and she
there was a girl in the stands and she said L oh boy
are you in eighth grade I didn’t I
are you in eighth grade I didn’t I wasn’t really listening at the time but
wasn’t really listening at the time but
wasn’t really listening at the time but I finally realized what she said after
I finally realized what she said after
I finally realized what she said after the game and I thought people really
the game and I thought people really
the game and I thought people really think that I’m just a little kid and I’m
think that I’m just a little kid and I’m
think that I’m just a little kid and I’m a junior in high school I think that I
a junior in high school I think that I
a junior in high school I think that I speak for all of the short boys out
speak for all of the short boys out
speak for all of the short boys out there that are scared to talk to girls I
there that are scared to talk to girls I
there that are scared to talk to girls I mean I can talk to a girl like just
mean I can talk to a girl like just
mean I can talk to a girl like just having one-on-one conversation with them
having one-on-one conversation with them
having one-on-one conversation with them it’s no big deal
it’s no big deal
it’s no big deal it’s taking it to the next level that
it’s taking it to the next level that
it’s taking it to the next level that we’re scared of we’re scared of being
we’re scared of we’re scared of being
we’re scared of we’re scared of being shut down so quick we’re scared of being
shut down so quick we’re scared of being
shut down so quick we’re scared of being rejection it scared of being rejected
rejection it scared of being rejected
rejection it scared of being rejected because of how tall we are we shouldn’t
because of how tall we are we shouldn’t
because of how tall we are we shouldn’t be punished for things that we can’t
be punished for things that we can’t
be punished for things that we can’t control so I was in the class with this
control so I was in the class with this
control so I was in the class with this girl and I had liked her but she was
girl and I had liked her but she was
girl and I had liked her but she was significantly taller than me
so I knew that I had no chance at all so
so I knew that I had no chance at all so I kept thinking Sam don’t do it she’s
I kept thinking Sam don’t do it she’s
I kept thinking Sam don’t do it she’s gonna say no but all my friends they
gonna say no but all my friends they
gonna say no but all my friends they would just say Sam said she’s gonna say
would just say Sam said she’s gonna say
would just say Sam said she’s gonna say yes she won’t care how tall you are
so I’m having mixed emotions about what
so I’m having mixed emotions about what I should say to this girl so the next
I should say to this girl so the next
I should say to this girl so the next day I walk into class she sent by
day I walk into class she sent by
day I walk into class she sent by herself Sam you could do this then I
herself Sam you could do this then I
herself Sam you could do this then I said no I can’t
said no I can’t
said no I can’t I look at my friends they’re giving me
I look at my friends they’re giving me
I look at my friends they’re giving me thumbs up they’re giving me the green
thumbs up they’re giving me the green
thumbs up they’re giving me the green light to go and do this I walked over to
light to go and do this I walked over to
light to go and do this I walked over to her I forgot what I said but it wasn’t
her I forgot what I said but it wasn’t
her I forgot what I said but it wasn’t how I wanted it to be
how I wanted it to be
how I wanted it to be she said Sam you’re not tall enough I
she said Sam you’re not tall enough I
she said Sam you’re not tall enough I was heartbroken I was hurt I don’t want
was heartbroken I was hurt I don’t want
was heartbroken I was hurt I don’t want to talk to anybody else for the rest of
to talk to anybody else for the rest of
to talk to anybody else for the rest of the day not my friends my teachers my
the day not my friends my teachers my
the day not my friends my teachers my parents my brothers nobody and I don’t
parents my brothers nobody and I don’t
parents my brothers nobody and I don’t see what all the hype is about tall
see what all the hype is about tall
see what all the hype is about tall people when tall people just look down
people when tall people just look down
people when tall people just look down but short people we always looking up
because height doesn’t affect my success
because height doesn’t affect my success it didn’t affect spur well five seven
it didn’t affect spur well five seven
it didn’t affect spur well five seven slam dunk champion
slam dunk champion
slam dunk champion it didn’t affect Kevin Hart probably one
it didn’t affect Kevin Hart probably one
it didn’t affect Kevin Hart probably one of the best comedians in the world
of the best comedians in the world
of the best comedians in the world it didn’t affect Napoleon Bonapart a
it didn’t affect Napoleon Bonapart a
it didn’t affect Napoleon Bonapart a French conqueror who conquered several
French conqueror who conquered several
French conqueror who conquered several countries on the planet because of their
countries on the planet because of their
countries on the planet because of their success I have a dream that one day I
success I have a dream that one day I
success I have a dream that one day I will wake up in a world where I am no
will wake up in a world where I am no
will wake up in a world where I am no longer judged by my height but the
longer judged by my height but the
longer judged by my height but the content of my character thank you
content of my character thank you
content of my character thank you [Applause]
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