Chris Hass, a 9-year old kid, often saw his friends miss "easy" shots during a school basketball practice.
He was the son of a basketball coach and knew the right way to aim and shoot. After trying to show his friends how it should be done, and giving them helpful hints about the right way to hold a ball, he came up with his invention: the hands on the basketball.
The hands-on basketball is a training tool for kids and has hands painted on it, showing the correct positions to hold the ball while trying to shoot.
Chris patented his invention and sold the exclusive manufacturing and selling rights to a company who has sold hundreds of thousands of the hands-on basketballs.
His story can truly serve as inspiration-when he first gave his invention to a kid -invention competition at his school, he didn't win, but with his teachers' and family's encouragement, he went on to patent his invention anyway.
After the patent was allowed and with the help of his dad, he contacted several companies and asked them whether they would be interested in buying the licensing rights to his idea. None of them was.
He didn't give it up and one and a half years later, he signed the contract that brought the hands-on basketball to the market. His basketballs are liked by many people around the world.
