I've been a huge basketball fan since I was a little kid. I was lucky enough to be the one asian kid on the high school varsity basketball team. I remember waking up at 5:30am before school to practice by myself. I knew I had to work harder than the other athletes who were much taller and athletic than me. I loved the game.

As a basketball fan, I've always wanted to sit in the center court courtside seats. The challenge was that these seats were not for sale. In fact, these seats were owned by Howard Schultz, the Starbucks billionaire and former Sonics owner. Last week, the Sonics invited me to a game and gave me Howard's seats. When I got to the game, I couldn't believe that my dream was coming true. It was a very exciting moment for me. First of all, I could literally touch the players. They were so close. I could hear all their trash talking. It was great!

Next, the Sonics introduced me on the big screen and made an announcement that the local "Apprentice" candidate was at the game. What an experience! The crowd was very gracious and gave me an applause.

And last but not least, I got a real NBA ball.....the ball that the players actually played with. I will forever remember this great experience.