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i am company guy here in iowa, sexual assault survivor step to step out and say the truth. her women in asia are apathy. if infeasible, nothing can stop me. that is out. they can go into this week with you. oh oh oh, i'm 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 stage, the n b a basketball is central to philippine life and so is family. we follow pro, play a jerome to find out more about family and basketball in the philippines. ah, 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 korea. you want to win the championship before my back of liquor and so that's really my good. converge is a new franchise created after the teams previous sponsor pulled out of the p d 8. or philippine basketball association league that's created upheaval and to

runs 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 all the new guys, the rookies to adjust 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. mike, i'm playing inspiration is never far away here at that training hole. the guy 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 word i think filipinos edi look, look, is the basketball like some sort of inspiration for them. you know, you hear just stories like coming from nowhere, then becoming some somebody. i mean,

i think that's the dream. it is what people look off to that needs because you know, as the last, if you have to meet shock, if i say you have to really dedicated the have to have chris, have you done? i think it that way with the novak it was hard work. a something manila knows all about. the philippine capital is a place where many people 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 gerad it's the people who make his hometown what it is. whenever it hasn't been my old, there's a very grew up. what i like whenever the moisture is the people in the people who are really welcoming and they are nice and polite. and, you know, just when you see fit for, you know, 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 when sharon 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 taught me to make, give time to give me one less on developing me 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 fathers. it's a family thing. 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 though. 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 grieve, sleep, basketball. it is a way of life basketball. it is really a way of life makes is covered 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 ah, 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 like under bron james. that's how hype he was. if i'm not mistaken, john scored a 104 points in the game. that's how, that's how he was. despite estella career and high school and college, jerome is yet to win a title after 4 years in the p da. changing that will require even more dedication . yeah, we're going painters with being 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 returning coach here in the phoebe a we have people in francis in a year. so all throughout the year you'd have to be prepared to median shape and get ready for the. busy for games, i've always strive to really work the hardest, so i can be the best version of myself. and that's what also my dad thought me during aside. he always say, i mean, wasn't the most talented, but because he's really heartbreaking. 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 i always, you know, keep in mind the lesson. and if jerome 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, so 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, often 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 league. scenes has closed 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. whenever there was a series called to shark, i thank my parents. it's in every day because they spoke to me and the guy 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 having a car before. and now i got to ride on a jeep to get around. so you have to go through those sacrifices, you have to go through those hardship to 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 taught league at the enter? they, we still are asian asians, hard. genetically, small filipinos are genetically small. reason are we're not in n b a because we're so asians, we're still small number one is hate really height and or you can't teach height. right. and average filipino player at these easy st. these maybe 2015 was little

under 65 michael jordan, 66, and he's a shooting guard sole. traditionally back then when you have 6465 players, they're already centers. so how could you compete? there's a big disparity already because of horror of our, of our descent that how asians off at 6 but huge iran is the same height as modern envy, a heroes, like steph curry and kyrie irving. but his true strength lie in his skill mentality . he does everything right? shoot along bad. we can attack them basket, post 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 that you have character in talent and you're not for us cortez. that's really the best and who better for jerome to hold that talent with that?

his own big brother, championship winning basketball pro jerrick tang was schooling to run before he even knew it. i with jerry and jerome made basketball history while they were still in college. they were the 1st brothers to play against each other in the finals of the prestigious u. 8 p tournaments between a leaks universities. it was a experience not only for us, but also for our family because our, our, our family hi. do you know separate when watching. ah, may say mom and my sister were on, on his side and my dad and my other sister on my side. so it all, it was, it was a day off work. yeah. who didn't know who to sheer for so,

but other than of the day, even before the final started, we were already witnessed because one of us would win the championship. so that would be out of reach either whoever, unfortunately with you a, 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 experienced brought them closer together. i think that, oh, and finally thought the on credit they miss out of us. so, you know, during the game during the tea game series, you know, we didn't think of his each either as the late brother. he love, like we just bought that is out during the game. i think after we played game one. ah, we got picked up at the same card game and we had a scuffle. and then after the game and i thought we would come in here.

that was, it was a weird feeling, laughter. that's how that's when i think our relationship has brothers, the strength and, and we got this one. does, you know, other brothers then experience? jew runs 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 accidents. so i guess that's that's in greenland the philippines. i'll say it isn't 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 to wrong tang embodies that commitment to making whatever sacrifice is necessary to reach his goals. but whatever highs lowes successes and failures to

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