Lebanese sports legend makes the tough choice that every Lebanese parent has to make at some point

Lebanese basketball legend, The Tiger, Fadi El Khatib, has made the very tough choice that typically every Lebanese parent has to make at some point during their children’s teenage years. To let their children leave the country in search of a better future.

The Tiger’s Son Jihad, is an up and coming basketball talent who has a bright future in the game if he receives the right training and mentorship over the next few years. Maybe even the NBA one day to be only the second ever Lebanese player in the top basketball league in the world, after Rony Seikaly.

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لا اعلم اين ابدأ. أشعر وكأن جزءًا من قلبي قد تمزق للتو. لقد وعدت نفسي بأنني لن أترك أطفالي يعيشون بعيدًا عني. لكن لا بد لي اليوم من اتخاذ قرار بشأن مستقبل جهاد ولأن لبنان لم يعد يعطينا خيارًا. جهاد لديه إرادة وعزيمة وقوة أهلته للتدرب ضمن فريق أوروبي عظيم. إنه يعلم أن العمل قد بدأ للتو ، لكنه مستعد لمتابعة أحلامه. حزني عظيم ، لكن فرحي أكبر. على الرغم من أن جزءًا من روحي سيكون من الآن فصاعدًا في تركيا. I don't know where to start. I feel like a part of my heart has just been torn out. I promised myself that I would never let my children live away from me. However, I must make up my mind today for the future of Jihad and because Lebanon no longer gives us a choice. Jihad is endowed with a will, determination and strength that have qualified him to train within a great European team. He knows the work has only just begun, but he is ready to follow through on his dreams. My sadness is great, but my joy is greater. Even though a part of my soul will be from now on in Turkey.

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Jihad El Khatib is on his was to Turkey to train with one of the top basketball teams in Europe. Jihad, all of us Lebanese, regardless of all obstacles that we face, we always succeed and so will you. Keep your head down and make us proud like your father did.

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لا اعلم اين ابدأ. أشعر وكأن جزءًا من قلبي قد تمزق للتو. لقد وعدت نفسي بأنني لن أترك أطفالي يعيشون بعيدًا عني. لكن لا بد لي اليوم من اتخاذ قرار بشأن مستقبل جهاد ولأن لبنان لم يعد يعطينا خيارًا. جهاد لديه إرادة وعزيمة وقوة أهلته للتدرب ضمن فريق أوروبي عظيم. إنه يعلم أن العمل قد بدأ للتو ، لكنه مستعد لمتابعة أحلامه. حزني عظيم ، لكن فرحي أكبر. على الرغم من أن جزءًا من روحي سيكون من الآن فصاعدًا في تركيا. I don't know where to start. I feel like a part of my heart has just been torn out. I promised myself that I would never let my children live away from me. However, I must make up my mind today for the future of Jihad and because Lebanon no longer gives us a choice. Jihad is endowed with a will, determination and strength that have qualified him to train within a great European team. He knows the work has only just begun, but he is ready to follow through on his dreams. My sadness is great, but my joy is greater. Even though a part of my soul will be from now on in Turkey.

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