His dad's love brought Jordan Windle from a Cambodian orphanage to the Olympics
"There was a sea of media ... We didn't expect it, we didn't know how much the people of Cambodia knew Jordan, and they knew him because of the internet ... He's kind of a national hero in Cambodia," Jerry said."We got off the airplane and I started looking all over the place, thinking Angelina Jolie had just arrived or something. We really thought either the king of Cambodia or Angelina Jolie was here, someone big.
"And then they started yelling out his Cambodian name, 'Pisey,' and we were like 'Holy smokes, Jordan, this is for you,'" Jerry recalled."I went there put on an exhibition for orphans and school kids that haven't really had the opportunity to grow, and it was extraordinary," Jordan said.
"He said something to the crowd that was non-scripted but it just really hit me in my heart," Jerry said, noting that he was paraphrasing Jordan's speech."He said 'You know I am just like you, I'm a child of Cambodia,' and he went on to say that the only difference between him and them was that he was given an opportunity.
Now, six years later, Jordan will compete for the United States at the Olympics — and in his heart, he'll also be representing Cambodia. He recently got the Cambodian flag tattooed on his arm so people can see it when he dives. "It's a really big honor for me," Jordan said."There's a lot of people, a lot more eyes on me, but if anything it just makes me excited to be able to perform at my best and show that all this hard work can hopefully pay off. ... This has been a dream come true and it's an amazing opportunity to be part of."
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