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What makes an athlete great? Is it the natural skill that they are born with? Is it a strong parental influence? Could it be the tenacity for all things they strive for both on and off the court? Seven-year-old Enzo Lee has all three.

Lee is a young man from Florida with skills far beyond his years. With over 4 million views on YouTube, Lee’s ceiling will clearly just keep rising. Lee obviously has plenty of natural talent. However, talent is useless without a good head on your shoulders and proper guidance.

Lee’s parents were both spectacular athletes in their own rights. His father, Michael, played both football and basketball in high school at Arlington Country Day. His basketball team was a USA Today Top 25 team. He then went on to play basketball at the University of North Florida. His mother, Shayla, was an All-American triple jumper at The Ohio State University, where she won the Big 10 title as a senior and set a school jump record.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to their son. He first picked up basketball when his grandmother helped him put the ball in the hoop before he could even walk. As soon as he could walk, Lee started dribbling around the curt after his cousin’s basketball games.

Lee’s parents are relentless in his training. His father, being a collegiate athlete himself, puts Lee through high school and college level drills. He gets matched up against fourth- and fifth-graders when he plays in local tournaments. He plays travel ball with the Carolina Star Elite to play against some of the best kids in the country.

“Traveling has been an eye-opening experience for him and makes him want to get to the next level,” Michael Lee said.

All this training has paid off. Once Lee’s father saw the potential his son had, he began placing Lee in leagues with kids who were three to four years older than Lee. Then his father began posting videos of his son dribbling and of the training sessions they had together. That was when it all came together. Soon, NBS stars and major training sites reposted the videos. and the young man’s fame took off.

Even with the physical abilities and natural talent Lee’s parents gave him, that isn’t the most important thing that they want him to have. To this family, education comes first.

“Excelling in school is the only major goal we have for him right now,” Michael Lee said. “He knows that basketball will quickly be taken off the table if school becomes an issue academically or behaviorally.”

Lee brings that message with him to the classroom, where he competes against not only the other kids in the class but his twin sister as well. Their parents set the goal for the twins to achieve both academic and athletic scholarships, just as they did.

All of Lee’s talent and dedication put him in a position to travel the world playing a sport he loves. He traveled the country and met many NBA stars that he looks up to. Starting in June, he will play in a national tournament to win championship rings.

Rarely do we see someone with this much talent who has such a wonderful family support system behind him. Lee’s parents will do everything in their power to support his dreams and develop him both on the court and the classroom.


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By: Dylan Hutchinson

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