joy in a poor season for mercedes. as george russell joined british compatriot and tea mate, louis hamilton on the podium. but the day belonged to for stepan, who, 7th, when of the season gives him a healthy lead over the chasing pack ahead of next weekend's race in hungary. ah, this is dw, is live from the land coming up next sports life for the look at the basketball phenomenon, aim the philippines member, you can get the latest news on our website, dw, dot com. i have told me all that both for myself and the team. thanks for watching . with closely listen,

carefully. don't know how do you miss to the ago? ah, feel the magic discover the world around you. subscribe to d w documentary on youtube. oh, oh. oh oh. oh, oh, oh oh, oh, jerome tang lives in one of the world's most passionate basketball hot beds,

no boston or ally, but half a world away in the philippine capital manila, despite and 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 jerome to find out more about family and basketball in the philippines. with early morning in manila with a new basketball season approaching preparations are in full flow for the converge fiber axis. among the plays is jerome tank, he's driven by a dream that has so far eluded him in his pro korea. he didn't want to win the championship before my back of liquor and so that's really my good. converge is a new franchise created off to the teams previous sponsor pulled out of the p d 8 or philippine basketball association league that's created. upheaval and

sharon's role has changed. this is a, this on my coming for 5th year where very young team and i'm one of the oldest guys guys here the other day these. oh, you know, i feel like i have more responsibility to really have on the new guys, the rookies to a just scored be right away so they can contribute. the passion is feel there and i know that the boss have was won't be there forever. so, you know, i'm really making most out of my dying lot of my time playing inspiration is never far away here at that training home. the gatorade hoop center, a familiar figure, watches either proceedings, michael jordan, we always see him here every day. and he just reminds us that you know, that we have to really put in the word i think that if he knows he look, look at the basketball, like some sort of inspiration for them. you know, you hear the stories like coming from nowhere, then becoming sung somebody. i mean,

i think that's the dream. it is what people look off to that needs because, you know, at the last hit you have to meet. if i says you have to really dedicated the i've do our 1st review and i think it that way you know, the, you know, the know back it 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 30000000 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 . when it hasn't been my home very grew up. what i like manella the voice is the people in the people who are really welcoming and they're always nice and polite. and you know, it just when you see fit, a female is here. they know they're, they're all, they're always smiling. they're always, you know, it's, it's, it's the good bye drones father alvin was one of the most successful players in the

history of the p. b. i. when he 9 titles in the eighty's and ninety's, having a basketball legend for a father came in useful when sharon struggled with the games. liam 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 they gave dive. do you 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 family. been 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 follow 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 e grieve to sleep, basketball. it is a way of life basket budget is really a way of life, makes his cover to runs 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 during his time in high school, he was one of the most, if not the most sought recruit. when he was going into college, it was like under bron james. that's how hype he was. if i'm not mistaken, jerome scored a 104 points in the game. that's how, that's how he was. despite a stella career in 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 . we have our own trainers with the theme 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 phoebe i've gone francis in a year. so all throughout the year you'd have to be prepared to the median shape and get ready for the football games. i've always strive to really work the hard this so i can be the best version of myself. and that's what also my dad thought me doing aside. he'd always say, i mean i wasn't the most silent bed, but because he's really heartbreaking. he always tells me that, you know, you get, have a bad game, but your effort should always be there. 100 percent, every game id look up to him and 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 format. 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 that big veteran power forward. i did all the dirty work. he was your that one guy that you just love to have on your jeff. the jet seemed up with tank senior after 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 serious call to shark. i thank my parents. it's him every day because they spoke to me and the girl 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. 3 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 sacks and prices. 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 wealth taught league at the enter? they, we still are, asian is entire, generically small filipinos are genetically small. reason are we're not in and b a because we're so asians, we're still small. number one is hate really hate in or you can't be cheap. right. and the average filipino clear of these 80 st. these and maybe 2000 back

then 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 our, of our, of our descent that how agents are at 6, but huge. iran is the same height as modern and be a heroes, like steph curry and kyrie irving. but his true strength lie in his skill mentality . he does everything right. shoot along bad and can attack them basket post up and defend. i think one thing that's really awesome about, you know, 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 and talent and you know, 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 would go with jerry and jerome made basketball history while he was still in college. they were the 1st brothers to play against each other in the finals of the prestigious u. 8 p tournaments between and leaks 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 my mom and my sister were on, on his side and my dad and my other sister were on my side. so, you know, it was, it was a, you know, we're who didn't know with the 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 it would be out of reach either whoever, unfortunately, with you 8 he 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's on file is lead. thought the on credit this out of was so, you know, during the game during the tea game series, you know, we didn't think it was each either as the late brother. he love, like we just bought that is out during the game after we played game one. you know, we got picked up a, the same bar during the game and we had to go home. and then, you know, after the game in the quarterly with near that was, it was a weird feeling,

laughter. that's hot. that's when i think our relationship was brothers. the strengthened and we got this one does, you know, other brothers that experience jo, 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 excellence. i guess that's, that's been great in 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 low successes and failures to come in his

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