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Amateur

14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.

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How do you expect me to be great if you
kick me off the team for one bad grade? - Amateur

How do you expect me to be great if you kick me off the team...

When I'm done teaching, why am I
dropping the car off at your dad's work? - Amateur

When I'm done teaching, why am I dropping the car off a...

So he can drive it back when he
finishes his shift. His double-shift. - Amateur

So he can drive it back when he finishes his shift. His doub...

I don't know. Because he got
hit in the head too many times? - Amateur

I don't know. Because he got hit in the head too many t...

- Stop. I'm serious. Why?
- I'm serious, too. It's the truth. - Amateur

- Stop. I'm serious. Why? - I'm serious, too. It&#...

He's doing it because he
"gave it all he got." - Amateur

He's doing it because he "gave it all he got."...

Y'all get some popcorn.
There's about to be a show up in here. - Amateur

Y'all get some popcorn. There's about to be a show...

Dude's in, like, the 9th grade, man.
Come on. Let's go. Get up. - Amateur

Dude's in, like, the 9th grade, man. Come on. Let'...

Come on. Go, go, go. Keep going. Hit him. - Amateur

Come on. Go, go, go. Keep going. Hit him.

Finish the game strong.
Make the right play. Let's go. - Amateur

Finish the game strong. Make the right play. Let's go.

Come on. Hold it for the last shot.
Hold it for the last shot. - Amateur

Come on. Hold it for the last shot. Hold it for the last sho...

Okay, T. You got 12, 11, ten, nine... - Amateur

Okay, T. You got 12, 11, ten, nine...

Finish that shit yourself.
Take the fucking shot. Goddamn it. - Amateur

Finish that shit yourself. Take the fucking shot. Goddamn it...

Forget about the L, baby.
Look at this. We bigtime. - Amateur

Forget about the L, baby. Look at this. We bigtime.

You a point guard.
But you ain't always gonna be up top. - Amateur

You a point guard. But you ain't always gonna be up top...

You ended up on big dog, earlier.
What was that move you came with? - Amateur

You ended up on big dog, earlier. What was that move you cam...

Did somebody leave a window open?
I think I felt a breeze. Oh, no. - Amateur

Did somebody leave a window open? I think I felt a breeze. O...

That was my son trying to bring
that weak-ass stuff. Come on, baby. - Amateur

That was my son trying to bring that weak-ass stuff. Come on...

Can't try to breeze through the lane.
I need you to be a hurricane. Get low. - Amateur

Can't try to breeze through the lane. I need you to be ...

I like what I see out there, T.
You got that rock on a string, baby. - Amateur

I like what I see out there, T. You got that rock on a strin...

That was crazy. He got right in
the coach's face, that was crazy. - Amateur

That was crazy. He got right in the coach's face, that ...

He is too smart for you to say
what he could and couldn't be. - Amateur

He is too smart for you to say what he could and couldn'...

We have 500,000 high school players. - Amateur

We have 500,000 high school players.

Four thousand of whom are on scholarship. - Amateur

Four thousand of whom are on scholarship.

Thirty in the first round. - Amateur

Thirty in the first round.

Wow, look at you.
That's good, Terron. That's clever. - Amateur

Wow, look at you. That's good, Terron. That's clev...

150,000 are seniors. - Amateur

150,000 are seniors.

- Still ain't making no sense.
- "Isn't" making "any" sense? - Amateur

- Still ain't making no sense. - "Isn't"...

- Who was that?
- Do you like playing on a losing team? - Amateur

- Who was that? - Do you like playing on a losing team?

That ain't gonna be a problem
no more. Your pops is on it. - Amateur

That ain't gonna be a problem no more. Your pops is on ...

Play twice as many games
with better teammates, better facilities. - Amateur

Play twice as many games with better teammates, better facil...

You'd get to travel around the country.
You ever been to California? - Amateur

You'd get to travel around the country. You ever been t...

I would have to leave my mom,
my pops, my friends. Everything. - Amateur

I would have to leave my mom, my pops, my friends. Everythin...

Yeah. In fact,
I met him on a court just like this one. - Amateur

Yeah. In fact, I met him on a court just like this one.

But he made the sacrifices he needed to
and now he's an NBA all-star. - Amateur

But he made the sacrifices he needed to and now he's an...

No.
He listened to every fucking thing I said. - Amateur

No. He listened to every fucking thing I said.

Talent's not enough.
You need someone in your corner - Amateur

Talent's not enough. You need someone in your corner

What are those things in the backyard
where you just like eat and fart? - Amateur

What are those things in the backyard where you just like ea...

It's real nice you wanna take care
of your family, Terron. It is. - Amateur

It's real nice you wanna take care of your family, Terr...

I wanna make it just like him.
I wanna take care of my family. - Amateur

I wanna make it just like him. I wanna take care of my famil...

I wanna play basketball forever, coach.
Till I'm, like, your age. - Amateur

I wanna play basketball forever, coach. Till I'm, like,...

- That's cold.
- My bad for being late. - Amateur

- That's cold. - My bad for being late.

- Did it all go down without me?
- I worked him out pretty hard. - Amateur

- Did it all go down without me? - I worked him out pretty h...

See? I told you those highlights
would get the word out. Hmm? - Amateur

See? I told you those highlights would get the word out. Hmm...

Byron and I talked broad strokes,
but we have details to hammer out. - Amateur

Byron and I talked broad strokes, but we have details to ham...

Well, tight end after I hit my spurt.
I was shorter than him at his age. - Amateur

Well, tight end after I hit my spurt. I was shorter than him...

- That's good. I can't wait to meet her.
- It's gonna be three on one, right? - Amateur

- That's good. I can't wait to meet her. - It'...

- Ma won't let me go.
- Don't worry. She's not my first mom. - Amateur

- Ma won't let me go. - Don't worry. She's no...

I can set you up,
but you have to knock it down. - Amateur

I can set you up, but you have to knock it down.

Because the only person
she can't say no to... is you. - Amateur

Because the only person she can't say no to... is you.

We're offering your son
a full-ride scholarship, - Amateur

We're offering your son a full-ride scholarship,

Liberty Prep is connected to Bishop
Anthony, an elite country day school - Amateur

Liberty Prep is connected to Bishop Anthony, an elite countr...

They prepare him academically, - Amateur

They prepare him academically,

So, Liberty is a high school team.
But Terron is only 14. - Amateur

So, Liberty is a high school team. But Terron is only 14.

I understand.
Unfortunately, there is a timing element. - Amateur

I understand. Unfortunately, there is a timing element.

I'm on my way to a tournament - Amateur

I'm on my way to a tournament

Is there anything I can do to help you
feel more comfortable with this decision? - Amateur

Is there anything I can do to help you feel more comfortable...

If Terron goes to your school, he'd be
one of the smartest kids on your team... - Amateur

If Terron goes to your school, he'd be one of the smart...

But he also has a condition, dyscalculia,
which is a kind of number blindness. - Amateur

But he also has a condition, dyscalculia, which is a kind of...

It's like a... Like another language.
I feel so stupid. - Amateur

It's like a... Like another language. I feel so stupid.

I mean, like, at his school,
they have learning specialists, tutors. - Amateur

I mean, like, at his school, they have learning specialists,...

- Learning Differences curriculum.
- Ma, they have a whole program for me. - Amateur

- Learning Differences curriculum. - Ma, they have a whole p...

You have to promise me that this is
leading him towards a college education. - Amateur

You have to promise me that this is leading him towards a co...

I'll promise he'll receive multiple
scholarship offers without a doubt. - Amateur

I'll promise he'll receive multiple scholarship of...

You have to promise me you're gonna work - Amateur

You have to promise me you're gonna work

That's Bishop Anthony.
That's where you take classes. - Amateur

That's Bishop Anthony. That's where you take class...

- So, this is where the squad stays?
- Yeah, I know, it's a little rough, - Amateur

- So, this is where the squad stays? - Yeah, I know, it'...

Bishop Anthony is a day school,
so no one actually lives there. - Amateur

Bishop Anthony is a day school, so no one actually lives the...

You know, they get some extra tuition,
make their diversity quota, - Amateur

You know, they get some extra tuition, make their diversity ...

And we get our transcripts and visas
covered and get to use their facilities, - Amateur

And we get our transcripts and visas covered and get to use ...

You'll see it tomorrow.
You're gonna love it. Trust me. This way. - Amateur

You'll see it tomorrow. You're gonna love it. Trus...

- No, I'll get you up bright and early.
- Wait. Um, what do we have first? - Amateur

- No, I'll get you up bright and early. - Wait. Um, wha...

Yo, y'all met the new ball boy?
He's gonna be carrying your shit. - Amateur

Yo, y'all met the new ball boy? He's gonna be carr...

More gifted, more responsibility,
gentlemen. - Amateur

More gifted, more responsibility, gentlemen.

Pain is just the weakness
leaving your body. - Amateur

Pain is just the weakness leaving your body.

Let's go. Pack it in. Hit the shower.
You got second period in 26 minutes. - Amateur

Let's go. Pack it in. Hit the shower. You got second pe...

So, then how am I gonna pass...
pre-algebra? - Amateur

So, then how am I gonna pass... pre-algebra?

You didn't get it? I didn't get it, either, - but I tried my best.
- Yeah. - Amateur

You didn't get it? I didn't get it, either, - but...

And everyone open to Psalms 32:34. - Amateur

And everyone open to Psalms 32:34.

Where are you, Terron? - Amateur

Where are you, Terron?

Well, why don't you ask someone for help,
baby? - Amateur

Well, why don't you ask someone for help, baby?

You've gotta make new friends.
You might as well start now. - Amateur

You've gotta make new friends. You might as well start ...

Your next class, second floor, - Amateur

Your next class, second floor,

If we take test online
or if we turn in paper, - Amateur

If we take test online or if we turn in paper,

The Learning Differences curriculum.
You don't go to class all the time. - Amateur

The Learning Differences curriculum. You don't go to cl...

We cannot go. Coach, he makes sure
we stay eligible for college. - Amateur

We cannot go. Coach, he makes sure we stay eligible for coll...

We're too big to fail.
Come. Lose to me in 2K. - Amateur

We're too big to fail. Come. Lose to me in 2K.

Dude. I'm gonna destroy you.
You wanna bet 5 bucks? - Amateur

Dude. I'm gonna destroy you. You wanna bet 5 bucks?

Ref, that's more than three seconds.
He's living in that paint. Call that. - Amateur

Ref, that's more than three seconds. He's living i...

- I'm a three-point shooter.
- You're not a three-point maker. - Amateur

- I'm a three-point shooter. - You're not a three-...

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14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.

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Production: Mandalay Pictures

Genre: drama

Year: 2018

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Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80096984