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vision? where does the world so cold, largest democracy stand and where is india headed in? this is the moment to unleash on violet bars. gandhi's legacy starts august 6th on b, w. o . o, o, a jerome tang lives in one of the world's most passionate basketball, hotbeds, not boston or ally, but half a world away in the philippine capital manila, despite a lack of international success and participation on the world's biggest states, the nb, basketball essential to philippine life and so his family, we follow pro,

play a jerome to find out more about family and basketball in the philippines. early morning in manila with a new basketball season approaching preparations are in full flow for the converge fiber axis. among the place is jerome tank. he's driven by a dream that has so far, eluded him in his pro career. he didn't want to win the championship because my lack of liquor and so that feeling my good converge is a new franchise created off to the teams previous sponsor pulled out of the p. b i or philippine basketball association league that's created upheaval and to ron's role has changed this season. it's on my coming for 5th year where very young team and i'm one of the oldest guys guys here today. the so you know,

i feel like i have more responsibility to really have us than you guys, the rookies to a just scored be right away so they can contribute. the passion is feel there and i know that bathroom was, won't be there forever. so, you know, i'm really making most out of my dialogue, right. i'm playing inspiration is never far away here at that training whole the gate to write hoop center, a familiar figure, what she's either proceedings, michael jordan, we always see him here every the and he just reminds us that you know, that we have to really put in the written, i think, filipinos, he looked, look into basketball like some sort of inspiration for them. you know, year just for years like coming from nowhere, then becoming some, somebody. i mean, i think that's the dream. it is what people look up to that needs because, you know, as the last week you have to make sacrifices, you have to really dedicated the have to have. yeah, i think that's why you know,

susie knows e, novak good was hard work is something manila knows all about. the philippine capital is a place where many people have to hustle every day to get by with some 13000000 moving around predominantly by road under a blistering sun. it's a struggle at times. but for jerome, it's the people who make his hometown what it is. when it hasn't been my hold, this very grew up. what i like whenever the moisture is the people, i mean the people are really welcoming and they are nice and polite. and you know, it just, when you see fit, a female is here to, you know, they're, they're all always smiling. they're always, you know, it's, it's the good bye johns father alvin was one of the most successful players in the history of the p. b. i winning 9 titles in the eighty's and ninety's having a basketball legend for a father came in useful winter on struggled with again, leon was, he's the one we introduced basketball to me. and when i started by him,

what i wasn't going to good yet. and he was the one who really thought me give time to give me one less on developing when i was young. and the results were really amazing. the journalist makes boosters has known jerome for years and also coach basketball at youth level. he see many young players tread the same path as their father's, with the family being how the family ties are very strong in the philippines. it's common for your parents to be your idols. so in a way people expect you to also followed the footsteps of your dad. it's not just about family dog when the whole nation is in love with basketball, stars have the chance to become gods. it is religion in the philippines, basically it's iep breathe sleep, basketball. it is a way of life basketball edge. it is really

a way of life makes his cover to ron's career since the 2 were at college together at della sal university in manila. but jerome had already made a name for himself before that all during his time in high school, he was one of the most, if not the most sought to recruit. when he was going into college, he was at the bron james. that's how height he was. if i'm not mistaken, john scored a 100 for pointing again, that's how, that's how he was. despite estella career and high school and college, jerome is yet to win a title of the full years in the p. b. i changing that will require even more dedication. we have our own painters with the team, with one bridge, but i also hired a personal trainer neighbor here on my own time and work with what i have to work on. so right now i'm, i'm in the gym with my 2nd visiting coach here in the p. b a. we have people in

francis in a year. so all throughout the year i need to have to be prepared to median shape and get ready for the. busy football games, i've always strive to really work hard this so i can meet a best version of myself and that's what also my dad thought me drink aside. he always that, i mean, i wasn't the most talented, but because the hardware, again, he always tells me that, you know, you didn't have a bad game, but your effort should always be there, 100 percent, every game i look up to him and now, you know, keep in mind the lesson incident and if you run ever needs a reminder of his dad's atheist, he need only speak to his coach for math. he be a legend, jeff carry us. i. i used to play with his dad. i was a teammate with his dad. he was at big veteran power forward. i did all the dirty work. he was your that one guy that you just love to have on your team. jeff. the jets teamed up with tank senior. moving to the philippines in the ninety's,

born and raised in san francisco to filipino parents, he helped start a trend of filipino americans joining the leak. the philippines has close links with the usa. it was an american colony in the early 20th century, which is our basketball 1st made its way to these shores. but new arrivals here still face a baptism of fire, where there was a series called to shark. i thank my parents with him every day because they spoke to me and i got home so i could get along with guys. i could understand what they're saying. i can understand the coaches when they're talking to me, but it really is a lifestyle change when you come out. everything changes. so i went from not having water where you live a you have to go to all pump to get water to have in a car before and now i got a ride on a jeep to get around. so you have to go through those sacrifices. you have to go

through those hardship for her to really see if you're, you're meant to be here and stay while the journey from the u. s. to the philippines has become more common. no player from the philippines has ever made it to the n b a. so why has this basketball mad country never produced a star for the world's top league at the end, where they, we still are asian asians, hard, generically, small filipinos are genetically small. reason are we're not in and b a because we're still ages. we're still small. hm. number one is hate really hate. you know you can't teach height. right. and the average filipino, clear at these easy st. these maybe 2000 pap been was little under 65, michael jordan, 66, and he's a shooting guard sole. traditionally back then when you have 6465 there already

sent us. so how could you compete? there's a big disparity already because of horror of our, our descent. that's how he gets off. at 6, but huge. iran is the same height as mountain and b, a heroes like steph curry and kyrie irving. but his true strength lie in his skill mentality. he does everything right? shoot albert, we can attack them basket, post up and defend. i think one thing that's really awesome about it, j t not only is a good guy off the court, but he's that warrior for you on the court. right? so nothing beats f. you have character in talent and you know, for us cortez, that's really the best. and who better for jerome to hone that talent with that? his own big brother, championship winning basketball pro jerrick tang was schooling to run before he even knew it. i did everything

with jerry and jerome made basketball history while they were still at the college. they were the 1st brothers to play against each other in the finals at the prestigious you 8 p tournaments between elite universities it was a experience, not only for us, but also for our family because our, our, our family had do you know, separate it when watching amazed my mom and my sister were on, on his side and my dad and my other sister were on my side. so it was, it was a, you got off work well, who didn't know who the sheer for. so what i did of the day, even before the final started, we were already witnessed because one of us would win the championship so it would be out of reach either whoever good fortune with you

a t games are a big deal in the philippines. attracting huge national audiences and plenty of scouts from proteins. so the stakes were high as the brothers faced off. but although they fought to the last point, the experience brought them closer together. i think that's on file. we've gotten the on credit in this out of us. so, you know, during the game during the game series, you know, we didn't think of each other as the late brother. he loved, like we just bought that is out during the game after we played game one. ah, we got picked up at the same bar during the game and we had a scuffle. and then, soon after the game and before we with here, that was, it was a weird feeling, laughter. that's hot. that's when i think our relationship was brothers. he strengthened and we got this one. does you know other brothers then experience

durante? dream of winning a p b. a title will require him to draw on every source of strength he can find but in the philippines, that's just the everyday reality for many. oh, i guess for basketball in this country, we always in for excellence. so i guess that's that's in greenland, the philippines. i'll say decent filipino indeed come in and we don't give up easy . traditionally, we've always had a chip on their shoulder. traditionally, we've always wanted to prove ourselves the 1st and the hunger for success is always there. even if it takes a lifetime, jerome tang embodies that commitment to making whatever sacrifice is necessary to reach his goals. but whatever highs lowes successes and failures to come in his basketball korea, he will always have his family ah,

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