the hype.

00:03 COMM: Basketball stars are known for their

giant stature but Jahmani Swanson is showing that size isn't everything on the court.

00:22 JAHMANI: When I'm on the court and I'm standing

next to a 6ft dude, your no different than me, your just taller and we are both on this

court for a reason, I'm here for a reason, don't judge me by my size, you know after

you see me play, after you get to know me then you can judge me.

00:45 COMM: Jahmani from New York was inspired to

play basketball by his hero, Michael Jordan and now he has his own army of fans

00:54 JAHMANI: I feel like I have the skill, the

confidence of Michael Jordan, I'm able to play with tall people because I have the skill,

they step on a court their doubting me already, I'm 4ft 5 and I wouldn't trade my height for

the world and all it takes is the first shot or first move and the fans are speechless

to the point where its like um Michael Jordan walked into the room and people call me the

Michael Jordan of little people.

01:26 JUSTIN: He taught me how to play basketball,

he's my role model, i do aspire to be just like my brother.

01:33 ANTHONY: He's wonderful like I've never seen

nobody like him, he plays with his heart, he has a lions heart and I respect him.

01:40 ARTHUR: In a tall man's game it was hard but

he was, he was strong, he worked hard on his game and he got where he was at by dedication,

to see him play good against tall people is amazing.

01:58 COMM: Jahmani has been playing basketball

since he was just a toddler and showed great promise from an early age

02:04 SABRINA: When he was little, he used to bounce

the ball late, all hours of the night that was the one thing that made him happy, it

made him confident, when he had a ball he was very confident, the thing i told my child

was being a dwarf is just a part of life and you can do anything anybody else can do if

you put your mind to it. I'm very proud of him, he's very inspirational to a lot of people,

even to me, though he is little, look what he has done, he's making the world look at

him.

02:35 COMM: Jahmani travels all over the world to

play basketball but when he's not on the court, he does his best to inspire others to follow

their dreams

02:43 JAHMANI: when I'm on tour I talk to kids in

schools, my message to kids is "anything in this world you want to do, you can do it."

BAsketball is my skill to display to catch peoples eyes and anything in this world you

want to do you can do but you have to love it

03:02 COMM: And for Jahmani this is just the beginning

03:04 JAHMANI: I wouldn't change the way I am for

nobody, I wouldn't trade it, I'm blessed this way for a reason and I love it, this world

is the stage and I'm ready to perform. Good work out fellas