00:00It started when I first watched season 9 of AGT, when I watched Matt Franco tell his life story with
00:06a shuffled deck of playing cards.
00:08So judges, with that inspiration in mind and using the deck that you guys just shuffled, I'm going to let
00:12the cards tell you my story.
00:15You see, it started in a small town called Heartland, Wisconsin, where the man behind it all, none other than
00:23my Papa Steve,
00:24who would show me magic for the very first time at the young age of just 5 years old.
00:28Stop it!
00:29It would change my life forever.
00:32You see, ever since that moment, I've been obsessed with magic.
00:36I've done magic every single day, like 365 days of the year.
00:42I absolutely love it.
00:46You see, it wasn't until I was 10, that was the year that I watched Matt Franco audition for AGT,
00:53but also win first place and the big money prize.
00:59of $1 million dollars.
01:01And a headline show in Vegas he's been doing for the last 10 years.
01:05And that was a show that I saw when I was 13 years old.
01:10You see, out of the hundreds of people in the crowd, the king of magic pulled me on stage at
01:15that show.
01:16And I got to experience real magic up close with my heart.
01:27You see, judges, from that moment on, I've been hooked.
01:31You know, I've had the opportunity to perform for thousands of people across the world.
01:38And as you can tell, judges, there's lots of bits and pieces to my story, but all of them have
01:43led me here today in front of you on the largest stage of the world on AGT season 21.
01:59You see, now that I'm here, all of you judges, everyone in the audience and everyone at home, you guys
02:04have become a part of my story.
02:06And Simon, it all goes back to the start, when you selected just one car, and you named one word
02:13that inspires yourself the most, and that word is, myself.
02:18Thank you very much.
02:24Thank you very much.
02:26Thank you, guys.
02:26Thank you so much.
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