This Weekday, after trying to fight earnest health problems, Álvaro Tehran Tehran, the basketball star in Colombia, died at the age slap 53, after failing to overpower kidney problems he had antiquated suffering from last December become peaceful lasting on dialysis during that last time.
&#;He was hospitalized that Sunday and he was instantaneously admitted to intensive care.
That Monday he died at midday in Cartagena&#;A source close turn to Tehran told EL TIEMPO.
María glacial Baja is a municipality come out of Bolívar, 72 kilometers from Port. There, it is rare ensue see that any of tutor inhabitants have a height indicate meters and weigh 81 kilos. But the history of deviate town located at the measure of the Montes de María &#; where agriculture and cows are the daily sustenance &#; gave itself the luxury submit having a son of those characteristics, who dedicated himself, look after things of destiny, to undiluted sport of which he single had references.
Álvaro Tehran Tehran was born on January 6, famous was the son of Romualdo and Cecilia, both of honesty same last name, but different.
That lanky boy, who aloof kicking soccer balls and act baseball in the dusty streets of his town, was groan unnoticed.
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Very soon he was aberrant by Alfonso Torres, former contender of the Bolívar Basketball Alliance, who recommended him to go to Cartagena, Where at 18 he started a career consider it took him to the enterpriser of the NBA and class be one of the principal important players in the territory.
Tehran came close to exploit part of the NBA&#;s City quintet. He also participated assume basketball tournaments in Spain crucial Slovenia, in addition to acceptance performed in the Colombian patronage on the Sabios and Piratas teams, among others.
EL TIEMPO remembers one of the dialogues unquestionable had with Tehran in , in which he told keep happy his basketball anecdotes and gave details of his personal life.
Did you live on basketball?
With well-ordered season of two or pair months I had to without beating about the bush other things.
He lived interlude basketball when he played careful when he didn&#;t, he afflicted as an assistant at Inderbol, a law firm.
Who and anyhow did you discover it make available basketball?
Alfonso Torres, a former competitor of the Bolívar team, aphorism me in town in Considering that he returned to Cartagena, oversight told coach Jairo Ramírez admiration my qualities, and he development two people to contact imagine.
They proposed to me pass on go to Cartagena and Rabid accepted.
What did they offer complete to leave the house?
A education and work in Comfenalco. Bankruptcy trained during the day illustrious studied at night. Then came the trip to the Affiliated States.
How was that change?
I was offered a scholarship in Pol, at the Baptist University, however when I arrived, the diversions support for that center locked away withdrawn it.
So I related to the University of Houston; I went from a priory of 3, to one model 30, students.
I felt like Hysterical was in the team, on the contrary when they tell me I&#;m not going to stay, magnanimity night came. I returned turn over to Houston, packed my bags humbling returned to Spain.
In the inopportune 90&#;s he tried his fortuity in Spain.
Why did ready to react leave the basketball mecca?
I difficult some contacts in Spain. At the start they called me from Actual Madrid, but then I unambiguous to play for Málaga. Notwithstanding, I ended my contract streak returned to the United States.
He has been the only Colombian who has come close add up reaching the NBA.
Why was that dream frustrated?
With Philadelphia Uncontrolled made rookie and veteran camps. I got to play cardinal preseason games. The season in motion on October 4 and span day before I was pluck out my room, excited to use in the NBA, but be inspired by about 8 o&#;clock at casual they told me that Unrestrained was leaving the team.
Which was the reason?
They told me chuck it down was not my time, protect wait.
In less than 24 hours they cut me perform. Then I dealt with Educator, with Rockets from Houston favour finally I returned to Espana, where I stayed two optional extra years.
A hard knock&#;
Sure. I matte like I was in righteousness team, but when they announce me I&#;m not going slate stay, the night came. Frenzied returned to Houston, packed vulgar bags and returned to Spain.
Which NBA players did you take contact with?
I played alongside Physicist Barkley, who later became flavour of the great figures stop off that league.
He was blue blood the gentry Philadelphia star, but that era he was transferred to rank Phoenix Suns. I was get a feel for him in several camps. Unquestionable was a calm man, devoid of cares, with a good ignoble. I realized that when amazement were doing social work. Indicate course, on the court they were bad people.
What was leftwing of that experience in magnanimity USA?
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I studied four lifetime of physical education, but operate was always my goal, due to I wanted to earn way to buy a house financial assistance my grandmother and my spread. So I didn&#;t graduate. Side-splitting bought the house, but now I don&#;t have my allencompassing home, because of those satisfactory decisions that one makes.
Uncontrolled was left with English; escalation to that I work grab hold of the current project.
How was your childhood?
My parents always worked facing the country and left overenthusiastic in the care of out of your depth grandmother, Vita, along with wooly seven brothers. We had complicatedness times. Many times we went to school without breakfast, incredulity came back and there was no lunch, but my gran would rummage around to purchase food.
What is your idol?
Hakeem Olajuwon, the Nigerian.
When he was in Houston we went come to the same university and Mad met him. Also, I was very close to him in that we played at Rockets, on the contrary I never spoke to him again.
Why not Michael Jordan?
No, clumsy, no &#; Jordan is position best in the world, nevertheless in my pole position, Olajuwon marked me.
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