Inspirational 9-Year-Old Basketball Prodigy

This 9-year-old little baller is pretty amazing. Dakota Simms elevates through his legs, toes pointed downward and back straight, and strokes the ball toward the hoop. He practices the jumper and other elements of his game every day, staying at the gym until he makes at least 200 three-point shots with an NBA regulation ball.

"That form is great. There's some guys in the NBA who don't have form like that," said ex-Atlanta Hawk and NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins after he and the youngster met at Philips Arena's practice court for a friendly three-point shooting contest from the NBA arc. "The fact that he's able to make that many shots is pretty incredible," Wilkins said. "If he stays focused like he is right now, he'll write his own ticket."

But what's even more impressive is the youngster's mentality. "If you miss some shots, you've got to get your head right," Dakota said before a recent practice at a gym in the Atlanta suburbs. "You've got to fix it. Nobody else is going to do it for you."

via cnn