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ISSUE No. 1915
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lege basketball, so to fulfill my dream my whole life. And as for my Dad, men. Alright, favorite Persian or playing your sport, and don’t think
and to represent my country is all I just watching film with me, correct- food.… go! about any negatives. Always try to
can ask for. ing me and always wanting me to be keep a positive mindset.
Javanan: Who are your biggest the best player I can be. It’s been such Ali: Kabob koobideh!
inspirations for basketball? How a blessing to have them in my life and Pasha: Ghormeh sabzi. Arman: My advice would be to trust
much have your parents been in- them being as supportive as they are. Parsa: Loobia polo, morgh o badem- your work. I think the biggest thing
volved in developing your passion joon. I love all of the khoreshts. is in any sport is confidence, and
for the sport? Javanan: Wow. Kudos and much Arman: Kabab koobideh for sure. how you build your confidence is by
respect to your parents, Shirin & And anything else from Persian working your butt off each day so
Ali: My biggest motivation is my Sasan Goodarzi; Yas & Shahin Room restaurant; if you’re in Phoe- it’s second nature to you. It doesn’t
family, I come from a hard-working Madi; Mary & Hossein Sabet; and nix, go there. matter where you’re from, what your
family who showed me the struggle shiva & Ezzat Fallah for raising connections are or what other people
of living with a low income. This mo- such thoughtful and mature young Javanan: Where and how far do tell you. If you work and enjoy the
tivates me every day. you see basketball taking you? process, the struggle to get better,
Where do you see yourself in 10 then you will be successful.
Pasha: My biggest inspi- years, and beyond?
ration for basketball is
definitely my parents, they Ali: Hopefully having a
both started from nothing successful career playing
and seeing where they are overseas and maybe one
today has inspired me be- day suiting up for the Ira-
cause they’ve shown me nian national team. In 10
what real hard work and years, I see myself hav-
perseverance can do, and ing a family and being
I’ve applied that to my financially stable.
own life and basketball. Pasha: I see basket-
There’s no excuse for me ball taking me
not to be successful in to many plac-
basketball because what es around
they have faced in their the world. I
life doesn’t even compare. aspire to be a
My passion for basketball professional
developed on my own be- player one
cause of the love I have day and play at
for basketball, but they the highest level
have been there every step possible. I want to do this
of the way, and they have by focusing every day on
implemented character what I can control and
traits in me that have al- take it one day at a time
lowed me to be to play pro. In 10 years,
success- I see myself being suc-
ful, I give cessful in some way,
a huge shape or form; impact-
amount of ing people’s lives,
credit to and doing what I
my parents; with- love.
out them; I wouldn’t
be a Div. 1 player. I am Parsa: I hope
who I am today because to be playing
of how they raised me. in the NBA
one day soon. I
Parsa: My parents helped don’t really see a limit!
me a lot. The main rea- Arman: I see myself
son I’m an athlete and hopefully still playing
playing basketball basketball in 10 years,
now is my parents. maybe overseas or hope-
Because of them I fully in NBA. I envision
have a chance to owning a successful
do what many business one day or go-
in our country ing to medical school.
only dream of.
Javanan: What advice
Arman: do you have for young
I can’t Persian athletes?
speak
enough Ali: Don’t let being Per-
o n sian be a barrier; if any-
how thing, let it motivate you
to be great!
Pasha: The advice I
much have is to work hard,
my par- block out distractions,
ents have and never let someone
helped me tell you that you can’t
in my life. achieve your goals. The
My mother most important thing is
driving me to to believe in yourself.
workouts, prac-
tices, games… Parsa: Just keep hooping
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